Origin of the phrase "Open Sesame" - Literature Stack Exchange
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Web ResultAug 23, 2017 · This blog post gives a very interesting possible origin for the phrase Open Sesame. It says that the Arabic word simsim , in addition to meaning sesame , is also a rare literary word for gate . Thus, the original French translation of sésame, ouvre-toi would correspond in Arabic to either gate, open thyself or sesame, …
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