gergelim
Portuguese, noun/ʒeʁ.ʒeˈlĩ/
gergelim is spelled G-E-R-G-E-L-I-M (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 48,837th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gergelim is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “sesame (Sesamum indicum, a plant cultivated for seeds)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “planta herbácea oleaginosa cujas sementes têm valor alimentício”.
What does gergelim mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesesame (Sesamum indicum, a plant cultivated for seeds)
- 2
masculinesesame (seeds of Sesamum indicum)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. planta herbácea oleaginosa cujas sementes têm valor alimentício 2. as sementes dessa planta
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of gergelim
- gergelins plural
- gerzelim alternative
- gingelim alternative
- gingerlim alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gergelim?
- Brazil /ʒeʁ.ʒeˈlĩ/
- Brazil [ʒeɦ.ʒeˈlĩ]
- /ʒeɾ.ʒeˈlĩ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gergelim
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gergelim in Portuguese?
gergelim appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).