cebiche

English

Noun

cebiche (countable and uncountable, plural cebiches)

1. Alternative spelling of ceviche

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Spanish

Alternative forms

• ceviche
• sebiche
• seviche

Etymology

Possibly either from cebo +‎ -iche; cognate to escabeche from Arabic سِكْبَاج (sikbāj), from Middle Persian [Term?]; or possibly from Quechua siwichi; or even from Latin cibus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θeˈbit͡ʃe/ [θeˈβ̞i.t͡ʃe]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /seˈbit͡ʃe/ [seˈβ̞i.t͡ʃe]

Noun

cebiche m (plural cebiches)

1. (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

• crudo

Derived terms

• cebichería

See also

• platacho

References

• Gran Cocina Latina (2012) by Maricel Presilla, p. 479. →ISBN.

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001