also: ごまダレ · ごまたれ · ごまタレ · ゴマダレ · ゴマタレ
sesame sauce; sesame dressing
A thick sauce or dressing made from ground sesame seeds, commonly used in Japanese cuisine for dishes like shabu-shabu, salads, and cold noodles.
Sesame sauce goes well with shabu-shabu.
このサラダにはごまだれをかけてください。
Please put sesame dressing on this salad.
Kanji-kana mixed form; seen in some menus and product labels.
Kanji-katakana mixed form; used in some commercial contexts.
Kanji-hiragana mixed form; less common.
Kanji-katakana mixed form; less common.
Kanji spelling with 垂れ; rare and possibly ateji-like.
Full katakana spelling; common in product names and menus.
Full katakana spelling with タレ; less common.
Compound of 胡麻 (ごま, 'sesame') and 垂れ (たれ, 'dipping sauce'). The kanji 垂れ literally means 'dripping' or 'hanging', referring to a thick sauce that drips.