open sesame

English - Turkish

Definition of open sesame in English Turkish dictionary

Acil susam acil

English - English

Definition of open sesame in English English dictionary

Open up!

Any successful means of achieving a result, especially means that are magical or technical, or otherwise beyond the understanding of most people

When Mussolini was a young chap, he dabbled with socialism, imagining it to be an open sesame to a better society.

Any very successful means of achieving a result

A magical command; used by Ali Baba

any very successful means of achieving a result a magical command; used by Ali Baba

A simple, trusty means of attaining a goal. an easy way to achieve something that is usually very difficult open sesame to

magical phrase that opens doors

Related Terms

open sesames

plural form of open sesame

Hyphenation

o·pen ses·a·me

Turkish pronunciation

ōpın sesımi

Synonyms

abracadabra, abraxas, access, key, keyword, magic formula, opener, password, paternoster, secret sign, watchword

Pronunciation

/ˈōpən ˈsesəmē/ /ˈoʊpən ˈsɛsəmiː/

Etymology

[ 'O-p&n, -p& ] (adjective.) before 12th century. Translating French Sésame ouvre-toi, in Galland's version of the Ali Baba story in the One Thousand and One Nights, apparently based on an oral Arabic source.