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Definition of Seviche
1. a dish of raw fish [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Seviche
Literary usage of Seviche
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Over the Andes: From the Argentine to Chili and Peru by Maria Henrietta De la Cherois- Crommelin (1896)
"seviche is raw fish cooked in the juice of bitter oranges or lemons. Do not feel
shocked. It is really cooked when served. ..."
2. Lima: Or, Sketches of the Capital of Peru, Historical, Statistical by Manuel Atanasio Fuentes (1866)
"Whoever indulges in the pleasure of eating seviche is sure afterwards to have
the satisfaction of passing a few moments with open mouth, and suffering, ..."
3. Twelve Months in Peru by E. B. Clark (1891)
"... and potatoes together, and seviche, fish cooked in lemon or sour orange juice,
and strongly flavoured with aji (pepper). Cancha, or Indian corn roasted, ..."
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