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ceviche

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /səˈviːtʃeɪ/
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  • rhymes with -iːtʃeɪ

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noun

Meaning 1

Raw seafood cured by marination in an acidic medium such as citrus, vinegar, or other souring agent, found primarily in Latin America.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cebiche, of uncertain origin; see that entry for more. Cf. escabeche.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سِيبِيتْشِي (sībītšī) — raw seafood cured by marination in an acidic medium
  • Esperanto: cebiĉo — raw seafood cured by marination in an acidic medium
  • Esperanto: ceviĉo — raw seafood cured by marination in an acidic medium
  • French: ceviche — raw seafood cured by marination in an acidic medium
  • German: Ceviche — raw seafood cured by marination in an acidic medium
  • Greek: σεβίτσε (sevítse) — raw seafood cured by marination in an acidic medium
  • Italian: ceviche — raw seafood cured by marination in an acidic medium
  • Japanese: セビチェ (sebiche) — raw seafood cured by marination in an acidic medium
  • Korean: 세비체 (sebiche) — raw seafood cured by marination in an acidic medium
  • Northern Kurdish: sevîçe — raw seafood cured by marination in an acidic medium
  • Polish: ceviche — raw seafood cured by marination in an acidic medium
  • Russian: севи́че (sevíče) — raw seafood cured by marination in an acidic medium
  • Spanish: cebiche — raw seafood cured by marination in an acidic medium
  • Spanish: seviche — raw seafood cured by marination in an acidic medium
  • Spanish: sebiche — raw seafood cured by marination in an acidic medium
  • Spanish: ceviche — raw seafood cured by marination in an acidic medium
  • Thai: เซบิเช (say bì chay) — raw seafood cured by marination in an acidic medium
  • Turkish: seviçe — raw seafood cured by marination in an acidic medium
  • Ukrainian: севі́че (sevíče) — raw seafood cured by marination in an acidic medium