tumbaga = esshan (Lhaesin pronunciation = EHS-SHAHN) (noun) (a few things Google found for "esshan": a rare to unusual Sikh / Indian masculine first name; similar Eshaan is a somewhat more popular than Esshan masculine first name)
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Tumbaga is a metal alloy composed mostly of gold and copper and sometimes silver. It was widely used by the pre-Columbian cultures of Central and South America to make religious objects. Ancient Romans used tumbaga for jewelry and for decorative purposes.
The specific proportions of metals in tumbaga can vary widely. In Lhaesin, this word will generally refer to an alloy of somewhere around 50% gold and 35% copper and 15% silver.
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