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黒ごま (くろごま) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

黒くろごま

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Meanings

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noun

black sesame

food / cooking

Refers to black sesame seeds or the ingredient in cooking. Common in Japanese cuisine for flavor and garnish.

See also: 胡麻

黒くろごまのプリンは香こうばしくて美味おいしい。
Black sesame pudding is fragrant and delicious.
サラダに黒くろごまをふりかけた。
I sprinkled black sesame seeds on the salad.

Written forms

黒くろごま
Common mixed kanji-kana spelling.
黒くろゴマ
Katakana spelling for the sesame part, often seen in product names and recipes.
黒くろ胡ご麻ま
Full kanji spelling using 胡麻 for sesame; less common but still used.

Kanji

黒black
胡barbarian, foreign

麻hemp, flax, numb

Similar words

白しろごま
White sesame, the more common variety; black sesame has a stronger, nuttier flavor and is often used in sweets and traditional dishes.
ごま
Sesame in general; 黒ごま specifies the black variety.

Etymology

Compound of 黒 (black) and ごま (sesame). The word ごま is of uncertain origin, possibly from an ancient Chinese borrowing.