azeviche

Portuguese

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic السبج (az-zabáǧ), from Arabic السَّبَج (as-sabaj, “jet, obsidian”), from Middle Persian špk' (/⁠šabag⁠/, “jet, obsidian”), from šp (/⁠šab⁠/, “night”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷsep- (“night”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.zeˈvi.ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.zeˈvi.ʃe/
 

  • Hyphenation: a‧ze‧vi‧che

Noun

azeviche m (plural azeviches)

  1. jet (gemstone)
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