azabache

== Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic سبج (sabáj), from Arabic سَبَج (sabaj), borrowed from Middle Persian špk' (/⁠šabag⁠/), from šp (/⁠šab⁠/), from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎱 (x-š-p /⁠xšapa⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *xšáfš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáps, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷséps. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aθaˈbat͡ʃe/ [a.θaˈβ̞a.t͡ʃe] (Spain) IPA(key): /asaˈbat͡ʃe/ [a.saˈβ̞a.t͡ʃe] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -atʃe Syllabification: a‧za‧ba‧che === Noun === azabache m (plural azabaches) jet (a form of compact, glistening coal, often used in jewelry) jet (the color of jet coal) === Adjective === azabache m or f (masculine and feminine plural azabaches) of a jet color (of a very dark color) === Further reading === “azabache”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025