ceviche
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- noun
- /səˈviːtʃeɪ/
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ceviche
- Ceviche is often served as a starter in Latin American cuisine, featuring raw seafood marinated in citrus.
- scallop ceviche
- oyster ceviche
- ceviche salad
It's almost like fried ceviche on a piece of bread.
- It's almost like fried ceviche on a piece of bread.
- I think it's basically Siberian ceviche and it comes with soy sauce.
- But it's the same thing that happens with ceviche, the lemon, lime or pineapple juice.
- You could go to the the grill, you could try some ceviche.
- Last night I started seeing people, like, have like, plates of ceviche.
- I'm thinking ceviche, but I'm talking fancy ceviche with little thin slices of strawberry.
- Are you big on ceviche or I I eat it every.
Examples
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Give me the ceviche, and bring us a couple of bottles of Chilean Chardonnay to start.
Fiction book (1995) -
I went to this place in Miami that was only ceviche, really.
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This ceviche, it's so good.
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Have you made up some fresh ceviche this afternoon?
Fiction book (1995) -
I thought you said you were making ceviche.
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I was in the kitchen making ceviche.
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We just ordered starters: ceviche and sole carpaccio.
Blog text (9) -
I had prepared a simple meal of ceviche and salad, accompanied by an elegant chardonnay, for dinner.
Fiction book (1994) -
Where else can you find authentic Latin goodies such as beef tripe stew and ceviche?
Blog text (20) -
I can say that yesterday we went to the mercado in Arequipa, Peru, and had some of the best ceviche ever for less than $3 USD.
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Synonyms
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6.7
A cold dish of chopped raw meat like beef or salmon served with sauce
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8.1
Thin raw slices of meat or fish served cold with a light sauce
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8.6
A dish of thinly sliced raw fish or meat with simple dressing
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Ceviche probably comes from a Quechua word like siwichi, which meant 'fresh' or 'raw fish'. That's why ceviche today is fish marinated in lime or lemon juice and served fresh.