Home › Words › T › tahinetahinetahine · noun — tahini (sesame paste).Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom Arabic طَحِينَة (ṭaḥīna), from the root ط ح ن (ṭ-ḥ-n) related to grinding. Final -e is the standard pronunciation in Levantine Arabic.nountahini (sesame paste)Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.ardeh 67% match — Synonym of tahini. vs tahine →sesamum 60% match — sesame vs tahine →hummus 59% match — A Levantine Arab dip made of chickpea paste with various additions, such as olive oil, fresh garlic, lemon juice, and tahini, often eaten with pitta bread, or as a meze. vs tahine →til 57% match — until, till vs tahine →veganaise 56% match — vegan imitation mayonnaise vs tahine →benniseed 56% match — Sesame. vs tahine →cannelle 56% match — cinnamon vs tahine →gergelim 56% match — sesame oil vs tahine →