jabeque

Spanish

Alternative forms

xabeque (obsolete)

Etymology

From Arabic شَبَّاك (šabbāk, “fishing boat; small warship”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /xaˈbeke/ [xaˈβ̞e.ke]
Rhymes: -eke
Syllabification: ja‧be‧que

Noun

jabeque m (plural jabeques)

xebec

Further reading

“jabeque”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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