azabache

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic السبج‎ (az-zabáǧ), from Arabic سَبَج‎ (sabaj, “jet, obsidian”), from Middle Persian špk' (/šabag/, “jet, obsidian”), from šp (/šab/, “night”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷsep- (“night”).

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /aθaˈbat͡ʃe/, [aθaˈβat͡ʃe]

(Latin America) IPA^(key): /asaˈbat͡ʃe/, [asaˈβat͡ʃe]

Noun

azabache m (plural azabaches)

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

Adjective

azabache (plural azabaches)

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

Further reading

“azabache” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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