escabeche

Meaning

Noun

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

Origin

From Spanish escabeche, from Andalusian Arabic اَلسُّكَّبَاج, from Arabic سكباجة, feminine of سِكْبَاج, from Middle Persian *sḵbʾk' (whence Persian سکبا). Possibly related to ceviche. sikbaj

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