English Explanatory Dictionary

escabeche

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A dish of fish (or sometimes chicken) first fried then marinated in a spiced vinegar and served cold.

Pronunciation

/ʔɛs.kɐˈbɛ.t͡ʃɛ/

Word forms

escabeche escabeches

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.

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