"sikbaj" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Arabic سِكْبَاج (sikbāj), Middle Persian [script needed] (*sḵbʾk' /⁠*sikbāg⁠/). Doublet of escabeche. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|سِكْبَاج}} Arabic سِكْبَاج (sikbāj), {{der|en|pal|tr=*sḵbʾk'|ts=*sikbāg}} Middle Persian [script needed] (*sḵbʾk' /⁠*sikbāg⁠/), {{doublet|en|escabeche}} Doublet of escabeche Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} sikbaj (uncountable)
  1. 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. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Foods

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