axeb

Old Spanish

Alternative forms
  • axep

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aˈʃeb/

Noun

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 […]

Synonyms

Descendants
  • Spanish: ajebe
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