axeb
Old Spanish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic اَلشَّب (aš-šab), from Arabic شَب (šab).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
axeb m (plural axebes)
- 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 edit
- alumbre m
Descendants edit
- Spanish: ajebe