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noun, masculine

tarquín

/taɾˈkin/

noun, masculine/taɾˈkin/plural: tarquines

mud and detritus resulting from stalled water, as in inundated fields, river banks or swamps

From Arabic تَرْكِيم (tarkīm, “heap, amassment”), from رَكَّمَ (rakkama, “to amass, to pile up”).