 The origin of the name of the dish is also disputed.One hypothesis suggests the common Spanish word for the dish, , has its origin in the Latin word , which translates to English as "food" Another hypothesis, supported by the Royal Spanish Academy, is that has the same etymology as , which derives from Mozarabic , in turn descending from Andalusian Arabic , which also derives from Classical Arabic (, meaning meat cooked in vinegar).It is ultimately from the unattested Middle Persian , from ("vinegar") and ("soup"), which also yielded the Persian word (, a soup made with meat and vinegar).