azabache
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Andalusian Arabic السبج (as-sabáj), from Arabic سَبَج (sabaj, “jet, obsidian”), from Middle Persian špk' (/šabag/, “jet, obsidian”), from šp (/šab/, “night”), from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎱 (x-š-p /xšapa/).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Spain) /aθaˈbat͡ʃe/ [a.θaˈβ̞a.t͡ʃe]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /asaˈbat͡ʃe/ [a.saˈβ̞a.t͡ʃe]
Audio (Spain): (file) - Rhymes: -atʃe
- Syllabification: a‧za‧ba‧che
Noun
[edit]azabache m (plural azabaches)
Adjective
[edit]azabache m or f (masculine and feminine plural azabaches)
- Having a jet colour; of a deep black, and often glistening, colour
Further reading
[edit]- “azabache”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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