azeyte

Ladino

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Spanish azeyte, from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic زَيْت‎ (zayt).

Noun

azeyte f (Latin spelling)

  1. oil

Old Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic زَيْت‎ (zayt).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [aˈd͡zej.te]

Noun

azeyte m (plural azeytes)

  1. oil
    • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 114r.
      Et ſo uirtut es que preſta al que ouiere poſtema. fregandola con el azeyte. et dandol abeuer. lo que ſallier del fregamiento.
      And its virtue is that it cures those with abscesses by washing it with oil and giving them to drink what results from the washing.

Descendants
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