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gingili|ˈdʒɪndʒɪlɪ|
Also 8 gingerly, 8–9 gingel(l)i, gingel(l)y, 9 gengeley, gingilie, jinjili.
[a. Hindi and Mahratta jinjalī, according to Yule prob. of European introduction; ultimately repr. Arab. juljulān, in Spanish Arab. jonjolīn, whence (with Arab. article) Sp. aljonjoli, It. giuggiolino, Pg. girgelim, F. jugeoline (with other forms in all the Rom. langs.]
An East Indian plant (Sesamum indicum or orientale) the seeds of which yield a bland oil. Also the oil itself. Also attrib.
1704Collect. Voy. (Churchill) III. 654/2 Nely, Rice, Gingely-seeds. 1727A. Hamilton New Acc. E. Ind. I. xi. 128 The men are bedawb'd all over with red Earth, or Vermilion, and are continually squirting gingerly Oyl at one another. 1807T. Buchanan Journ. I. 8 The oil..of Sesamum, by the English called Gingeli, or sweet oil. c1865Letheby in Circ. Sc. I. 105/1 Sessamum or Gingilie oil is procured from the Sessamum orientale, of which there are several varieties cultivated in India for the oil which they yield. 1885Hunter Imp. Gaz. Ind. II. 63 Gingelli. 1897Willis Flower. Pl. II. 351 Sesamum indicum L. is largely cultivated in India &c., for the oil expressed from its seeds (gingili, gingelly, sesame, etc.). |
