xabon

See also: xabón

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin sāpōnem, accusative of sāpō, from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ʃaˈβõn]

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:
Hebrew: שאבון‎

Latin: shavón
Spanish: jabón (see there for further descendants)
→ Japanese: シャボン (shabon)

Spanish

Noun

xabon m (plural xábones)

Obsolete spelling of jabón

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