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)

(obsolete) alum (an astringent salt)
Synonym: alumbre

Further reading

“ajebe”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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