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Ceviche

Spanish translation: ceviche

15:22 Dec 8, 2003
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Food & Drink / Food
English term or phrase: Ceviche
What is the proper Spanish noun for this dish? Ceviche or Cebiche? Please help.
Clara
Spanish translation:ceviche
Explanation:
raw fish marinated in lemon juice
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Pablo Grosschmid
Spain
Local time: 09:16
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Summary of answers provided
5 +12ceviche
Pablo Grosschmid
5 +7both spelling are correct
moken
4seviche
Maria Belarra


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +12
ceviche
ceviche


Explanation:
raw fish marinated in lemon juice

Pablo Grosschmid
Spain
Local time: 09:16
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 22
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michael Powers (PhD)
0 min
  -> gracias, Michael, lo tuyo era correcto, pero no habías visto la pregunta
agree  Dominique de Izaguirre: Así es. Muy bueno en las costa del Pacífico, según creo. Saludos.
1 min
  -> gracias, Dominique, riquísimo
agree  Henry Hinds
3 mins
  -> gracias, Henry
agree  Cecilia Della Croce
9 mins
  -> gracias, Cecilia
agree  Claudia Iglesias: lo he visto escrito con B, pero es incorrecto.
19 mins
  -> gracias, Claudia
agree  Maria Lorenzo
23 mins
  -> gracias, María
agree  Teresita Garcia Ruy Sanchez: Sí, ceviche. Realmente fácil de hacer y riquísimo.
39 mins
  -> gracias, Teresita
agree  Will Matter
2 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  rysdlsl
5 hrs
  -> gracias
agree  agnesb
7 hrs
  -> gracias
agree  Frida Tussie: ----
7 hrs
  -> gracias
agree  Nora Bellettieri
10 hrs
  -> gracias
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
both spelling are correct


Explanation:
and included in the Spanish Royal Academy's "Diccionario de la Lengua Española"

suerte y sonrisas,

álvaro :O) :O)

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Note added at 2003-12-08 16:30:18 (GMT)
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\"spellings\", i meant.


funnily enough, the origin of the word stems is in the word \"cebo\" (bait) and the spelling with \"b\" is the one chosen by the dictionary to adjoinits definition to, although as i say, both are accepted as correct.

moken
Local time: 08:16
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 36

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ivannia Garcia
5 mins
  -> ¡gracias ivannia! :O) :O)
agree  Edward Lum: ceviche, cebiche Y seviche
29 mins
  -> ¡rayos, es cierto! jamás se me habría ocurrido, edward. ¡mis 4 puntos para tí! :O) :O) :O)
agree  jmml
52 mins
  -> muchas gracias, josé :O) :O)
agree  Will Matter: prefer 'ceviche' myself.
1 hr
  -> thanks 'will'! do they taste any different...?! :O) :O) :O)
agree  Emilio Gironda: Ambas (cebiche y ceviche son correctas, te lo dice un Peruano, pues es nuestro plato nacional y el genuino. Los demás son copias
7 hrs
  -> hola emilio - yo sólo he tenido el gusto de probarlo en restaurantes peruanos de acá, a los que acudía atraído por el pisco! - no sé lo "genuino" que sería porque en el extranjero no hay los ingredientes, se adaptan los gustos locales, etc. :O) :O) :O)
agree  Refugio
12 hrs
  -> hi ruth - thanks! :O) :O)
agree  Jursalas: También seviche y sebiche están en el diccionario (con el mismo significado, claro), y dependen de la zona.
22 hrs
  -> y tampoco lo habría sospechado - ¡gracias 'jur'! :O) :)
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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ceviche
seviche


Explanation:
Yo he visto "seviche", pero me inclino ante lo que digan los compañeros peruanos.


SEVICHE:

Plato peruano de perscado o mariscos crudos marinados en limon, que se ha hecho famoso y hoy anda dando la vuelta al mundo con diversos nombres. Todos los ingredientes son afrodisiacos, es livianos pero da mucha energia.

Isabel Allende, "Afrodita":

Maria Belarra
Spain
Local time: 09:16
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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