tarquim

Catalan

Etymology

From Arabic تَرْكِيم (tarkīm, “heap, amassment”), from رَكَّمَ (rakkama, “to amass, to pile up”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [tərˈkim]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [taɾˈkim]

Noun

tarquim m (plural tarquims)

1. silt, slitch

   Synonym: llaquim

See also

• llim

Further reading

• “tarquim” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.