noun
black sesame
Refers to black sesame seeds or the ingredient in cooking. Common in Japanese cuisine for flavor and garnish.
See also: 胡麻
黒ごまのプリンは香ばしくて美味しい。
Black sesame pudding is fragrant and delicious.
サラダに黒ごまをふりかけた。
I sprinkled black sesame seeds on the salad.
Sesame in general; 黒ごま specifies the black variety.
Common mixed kanji-kana spelling.
Katakana spelling for the sesame part, often seen in product names and recipes.
Full kanji spelling using 胡麻 for sesame; less common but still used.
Compound of 黒 (black) and ごま (sesame). The word ごま is of uncertain origin, possibly from an ancient Chinese borrowing.