6 letters · 9 points in Scrabble
noun a thick Middle Eastern paste made from ground sesame seeds
originFrom Arabic طَحِينَة (ṭaḥīna), from the root ط ح ن (ṭ-ḥ-n) related to grinding. Final -i most probably from North Levantine dialects or from Greek ταχίνι (tachíni).
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