xabon
See also: xabón
Old Spanish
Etymology
From Latin sāpō, from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃaˈbon/
Noun
xabon m (plural xabones)
- soap
- c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 29v:
- […] Et es muy lezne amanera de la piedra del xabon.
- […] And it is very soft, like the stone of soap.
Descendants
- Ladino:
- Spanish: jabón (see there for further descendants)
Spanish
Noun
xabon m (plural xabones)
- obsolete spelling of jabón