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noun, masculine

escabeche

/eskaˈbet͡ʃe/

noun, masculine/eskaˈbet͡ʃe/plural: escabeches

escabeche (a dish of fried fish, or other food, marinated in vinegar); pickle (food preserved by pickling in vinegar)

Synonyms: encurtido, achara

From Andalusian Arabic اَلسُّكَّبَاج (as-sukkabáj), from Arabic اَلسِّكْبَاجَة (as-sikbāja), feminine of سِكْبَاج (sikbāj), from Middle Persian [script needed] (*sḵbʾk' /⁠*sikbāg⁠/) (whence Persian سکبا (sekbâ)). Cf. cebiche.