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Spanish
Etymology
From Arabic تَرْكِيم (tarkīm, “heap, amassment”), from رَكَّمَ (rakkama, “to amass, to pile up”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taɾˈkin/
- Rhymes: -in
- Syllabification: tar‧quín
Noun
tarquín m (plural tarquines)
- mud and detritus resulting from stalled water, as in inundated fields, river banks or swamps
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