tarquín

== Spanish == === Etymology === From Arabic تَرْكِيم (tarkīm, “heap, amassment”), from رَكَّمَ (rakkama, “to amass, to pile up”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /taɾˈkin/ [t̪aɾˈkĩn] 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 === Further reading === “tarquín”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025