azabache

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic [script needed] (azzabáǧ), from Arabic [Term?], from Persian [Term?]. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /aθaˈβatʃe̞/
  • (Others) IPA(key): /asaˈβatʃe̞/

Noun

azabache m (plural azabaches)

  1. Jet; a form of compact, glistening coal often used in jewelry.

Adjective

azabache (plural azabaches)

  1. Having a jet colour; of a deep black, and often glistening, colour.
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