azeviche

Portuguese

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”).

Noun

azeviche m (plural azeviches)

  1. jet (gemstone)
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