talcum

From talc + -um, from Medieval Latin talcum, from Arabic طَلْق (ṭalq).

• IPA^(key): /ˈtælkəm/

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talcum (countable and uncountable, plural talcums)

1. Powdered and perfumed talc for toilet use.

• talcum powder

talcum (third-person singular simple present talcums, present participle talcuming, simple past and past participle talcumed)

1. (transitive) To perfume with talcum powder.

From Arabic طَلْق (ṭalq), from Persian تلک (talk).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈtaɫ.kũː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈt̪al.kum]

talcum n (genitive talcī); second declension

1. (Medieval Latin) talc; talcum

Second-declension noun (neuter).

• English: talcum