acibeche

Galician

Etymology

Attested in 1370. 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

• IPA^(key): /aθiˈβɛt͡ʃe̝/, (western) /asiˈβɛt͡ʃe̝/

Noun

acibeche m (plural acibeches)

1. jet (a form of compact, glistening coal often used in jewelry)
   • 1370, R. Lorenzo (ed.), Crónica troiana. Introducción e texto. A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 393:

     Et o caualo era todo rrodado de mãchas, hũas tã brãcas cõmo a neue et outras tã negras cõmo azaueches.

     And the horse was all covered with spots, some as white as snow, another ones as black as jet

Derived terms

• acibecheiro
• acibechería

References

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• “azaueche” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
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• “acibeche” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.