Etymology

escabeche

es·ca·beche
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Today it means: A dish of fish (or sometimes chicken) first fried then marinated in a spiced vinegar and served cold. Full definition →

Spanish escabeche ← Andalusian Arabic سُكَّبَاج ← Arabic اَلسِّكْبَاجَة
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The story

  1. Middle Persian · derived from[script needed]
  2. Arabic · derived fromاَلسِّكْبَاجَة
  3. Andalusian Arabic · derived fromسُكَّبَاج
  4. Spanish · borrowed fromescabeche
  5. English todayescabeche

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish escabeche, from Andalusian Arabic سُكَّبَاج (sukkabáj), from Arabic اَلسِّكْبَاجَة (as-sikbāja), feminine of سِكْبَاج (sikbāj), from Middle Persian [script needed] (*sḵbʾk' /⁠*sikbāg⁠/) (whence Persian سکبا (sekbâ)). Possibly related to ceviche. Doublet of caveach and sikbaj.

Words from the same roots

Spanishescabeche all →

caveach

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