ajebe

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish axeb, axep, from Andalusian Arabic اَلشَّبّ (aš-šabb), from Arabic شَبّ (šabb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈxebe/ [aˈxe.β̞e]
• Rhymes: -ebe
• Syllabification: a‧je‧be

Noun

ajebe m (plural ajebes)

1. (obsolete) alum (an astringent salt)

   Synonym: alumbre

Further reading

• “ajebe”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025