tahiniEnglishOxford Dictionary of Englishtahini /təˈhiːni , tɑːˈhiːni / (tahina /tɑːˈhiːnə/) ▸ noun [mass noun] a Middle Eastern paste or spread made from ground sesame seeds. – ORIGIN from modern Greek takhini, based on Arabic ṭaḥana ‘to crush’.