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English
Etymology
From Spanish escabeche, from Andalusian Arabic اَلسُّكَّبَاج (assukkabáj), from Arabic اَلسِّكْبَاجَة (as-sikbāja), feminine of سِكْبَاج (sikbāj), from Middle Persian *sḵbʾk' (*sikbāg) (whence Persian سکبا (sekbâ)). Possibly related to ceviche. Doublet of sikbaj.
Pronunciation
Noun
escabeche (countable and uncountable, plural escabeches)
- A dish of fish (sometimes chicken) first fried then marinated in a spiced vinegar and served cold.
Translations
a dish of fish (sometimes chicken) first fried then marinated in a spiced vinegar and served cold
Galician
Verb
escabeche
- inflection of escabechar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eskaˈbet͡ʃe/
- Rhymes: -etʃe
- Syllabification: es‧ca‧be‧che
Etymology 1
From Andalusian Arabic اَلسُّكَّبَاج (as-sukkabáj), from Arabic اَلسِّكْبَاجَة (as-sikbāja), feminine of سِكْبَاج (sikbāj), from Middle Persian (*sikbāg /*sḵbʾk'/) (whence Persian سکبا (sekbâ)).
Noun
escabeche m (plural escabeches)
- escabeche
- pickle (food preserved by pickling in vinegar)
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
escabeche
- inflection of escabechar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
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