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

• alumbre m

Descendants

• Spanish: ajebe