Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The Sesamum Indicum, or benne-plant. See
benne . Also written gingeley, gingely, gingelly.
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I later learned that gingelly was actually the Anglicized version of the Indian word gingili, which is why it was thought of as an English word.
Hungry Magazine 2009
mollusque commented on the word gingili
An East Indian plant of the genus Sesamum; also sesame oil, produced from its seeds.
December 17, 2007