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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A marinade made with olive oil, vinegar, spices, and other ingredients, used for preserving fish and sometimes poultry.
  • noun Fish or poultry that has been fried or poached and then soaked in such a marinade.

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  • noun A dish of fish (sometimes chicken) first fried then marinated in a spiced vinegar and served cold.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Spanish, from Arabic sikbāj, meat cooked in vinegar; see ceviche.]

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Spanish

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