cebiche
Spanish
Etymology
Possibly either from cebo + -iche; cognate to escabeche from Arabic سكباج (sikbāǧ), from Middle Persian [Term?]; or possibly from Quechua siwichi; or even from Latin cibus.
Pronunciation
- (Castilian) IPA(key): /θeˈbit͡ʃe/, [θeˈβit͡ʃe]
- (Latin America) IPA(key): /seˈbit͡ʃe/, [seˈβit͡ʃe]
Noun
cebiche m (plural cebiches)
- (Latin America, cooking) Raw seafood cured by marination in an acidic medium such as citrus, vinegar, or other souring agent, found primarily in Latin America.
Synonyms
Derived terms
See also
- platacho
References
- Gran Cocina Latina (2012) by Maricel Presilla, p. 479. →ISBN.
Further reading
- “cebiche” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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