acibeche

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Galician

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Etymology

First attested in 1370. From Andalusian Arabic السبج (az-zabáǧ), from Arabic سَبَج (sabaj, “jet, obsidian”), from Middle Persian špk' (/⁠šabag⁠/, “jet, obsidian”), from šp (/⁠šab⁠/, “night”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷsep- (“night”).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /aθiˈbɛt͡ʃe/
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /asiˈbɛt͡ʃe/

  • Rhymes: -ɛtʃe
  • Hyphenation: a‧ci‧be‧che

Noun

acibeche m (plural acibeches)

  1. jet (a form of compact, glistening coal often used in jewelry)
    • 1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana. Introducción e texto, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 393:
      Et o caualo era todo rrodado de mãchas, hũas tã brãcas cõmo a neue et outras tã negras cõmo azaueches.
      And the horse was all covered with spots, some as white as snow, another ones as black as jet

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