escabeche

Etymology

Spanish escabeche, from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic اَلسِّكْبَاجَة‎ (as-sikbāja), feminine of سِكْبَاج‎ (sikbāj), from Middle Persian *sḵbʾk' (*sikbāg) (whence Persian سکبا‎ (sekbâ)). Possibly related to ceviche.

Noun

escabeche (countable and uncountable, plural escabeches)

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

References

• OED 2006

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic اَلسِّكْبَاجَة‎ (as-sikbāja), feminine of سِكْبَاج‎ (sikbāj), from Middle Persian *sḵbʾk' (*sikbāg) (whence Persian سکبا‎ (sekbâ)).

Noun

escabeche m (plural escabeches)

1. escabeche
2. pickle (food preserved by pickling in vinegar)

Verb

escabeche

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of escabechar.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of escabechar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of escabechar.