axeb

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Old Spanish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic اَلشَّب (aš-šab), from Arabic شَب (šab).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

axeb m (plural axebes)

  1. alum
    • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f:
      Et alimpia los cuerpos delos metales; & faz los claros. Et aun faz mas que si soluieren el axeb fata que corra assi como agua […]
      It also cleans metallic bodies, making them shine, and it does this to an even greater degree if the alum is diluted until it runs like water […]

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Descendants[edit]

  • Spanish: ajebe
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