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
- IPA(key): (Spain) /aθaˈbat͡ʃe/ [a.θaˈβ̞a.t͡ʃe]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /asaˈbat͡ʃe/ [a.saˈβ̞a.t͡ʃe]
Noun
azabache m (plural azabaches)
Adjective
azabache m or f (masculine and feminine 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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