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/

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.zɨˈvi.ʃɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.zɨˈvi.ʃɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.zɨˈbi.t͡ʃɨ/ [ɐ.zɨˈβi.t͡ʃɨ]

• Hyphenation: a‧ze‧vi‧che

Noun

azeviche m (plural azeviches)

1. jet (gemstone)