Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sikbaj

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sik-baj
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dish of meat cooked or marinated in vinegar and often also honey, eaten since at least the sixth century and historically popular among Arabs and Persians.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"He then called out, Boy, bring to us the sikbaj, the like of which is not found among the dishes of Kings!— and, addressing my brother, he said, Eat, O my guest; for thou art hungry, vehemently so, and in absolute want of food."
"Even the Kurds with their addiction to grilled meat were forced to admit that the sikbaj they ate that night had been prepared in heaven. A drumroll awoke us next morning."

Etymology

From Arabic سِكْبَاج (sikbāj), Middle Persian [script needed] (*sḵbʾk' /⁠*sikbāg⁠/, literally “vinegar soup”). Doublet of caveach and escabeche.

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: سِكْبَاج

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

sikbaja (alternative, rare)

Questions

What does sikbaj mean?: A dish of meat cooked or marinated in vinegar and often also honey, eaten since at least the sixth century and historically popular among Arabs and Persians.
Where does sikbaj come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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