escabeche

es·ca·beche
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UK/ˌɛs.kəˈbɛtʃ.ɪ/US/ˌɛs.kəˈbeɪ.tʃeɪ/US/ˌɛs.kəˈbeɪʃ/Philippines/ʔɛs.kɐˈbɛ.tʃɛ/

noun

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

OriginSpanish escabeche ← Andalusian Arabic سُكَّبَاج ← Arabic اَلسِّكْبَاجَة →
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Meanings

nounescabeche (countable and uncountable, plural escabeches)

plural escabeches

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

Origin

  1. Middle Persian[script needed]
  2. Arabicاَلسِّكْبَاجَة
  3. Andalusian Arabicسُكَّبَاج
  4. Spanishescabeche
  5. Englishescabeche

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.

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Translations

Arabic سِكْبَاج أَنْدَلُسِيّ
  • سِكْبَاج أَنْدَلُسِيّ (sikbāj ʔandalusiyy)a dish of fish (or sometimes chicken) first fried then marinated in a spiced vinegar and served cold
Catalan escabetx
  • escabetxa dish of fish (or sometimes chicken) first fried then marinated in a spiced vinegar and served cold
French escabèche
  • escabèchea dish of fish (or sometimes chicken) first fried then marinated in a spiced vinegar and served cold
Italian scapece, scabeccio
  • scapecea dish of fish (or sometimes chicken) first fried then marinated in a spiced vinegar and served cold
  • scabeccioa dish of fish (or sometimes chicken) first fried then marinated in a spiced vinegar and served cold
  • carpionea dish of fish (or sometimes chicken) first fried then marinated in a spiced vinegar and served cold
Japanese 南蛮漬け, エスカベーシュ
  • 南蛮漬け (nanbandzuke)a dish of fish (or sometimes chicken) first fried then marinated in a spiced vinegar and served cold
  • エスカベーシュ (esukabēshu)a dish of fish (or sometimes chicken) first fried then marinated in a spiced vinegar and served cold
  • エスカベーチェ (esukabēche)a dish of fish (or sometimes chicken) first fried then marinated in a spiced vinegar and served cold
Portuguese escabeche
  • escabechea dish of fish (or sometimes chicken) first fried then marinated in a spiced vinegar and served cold
Spanish escabeche
  • escabechea dish of fish (or sometimes chicken) first fried then marinated in a spiced vinegar and served cold
Tagalog lampahan, eskabetse
  • lampahana dish of fish (or sometimes chicken) first fried then marinated in a spiced vinegar and served cold
  • eskabetsea dish of fish (or sometimes chicken) first fried then marinated in a spiced vinegar and served cold
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APA

escabeche. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escabeche

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“escabeche.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escabeche. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “escabeche,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escabeche.

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