arroham

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Old Spanish

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Etymology

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An unassimilated borrowing from Andalusian Arabic الرخام (ar-ruḵḵām), from Arabic رُخَّام (ruḵḵām, marble).

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Noun

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arroham m (usually uncountable)

  1. porphyry
    • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 118v:
      Mas el arroham a p̃priedat que eſclarece los dientes quando lo muelen. ⁊ lo mezclan con eſpecias q̃ son falladas en el libro de fiſica.
      But porphyry has the property of whitening teeth when it is ground and mixed with certain spices, as indicated in a medical book.