chebec

See also: chébec

English

Etymology 1

Noun

chebec (plural chebecs)

1. Alternative form of xebec

Etymology 2

Imitative of its call.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛk

Noun

chebec (plural chebecs)

1. A small American bird (Empidonax minimus); the least flycatcher.

References

• “chebec”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French chabek, chebec, chebeck, chebek, via probably Italian sciabecco from Arabic شُبَّاك (šubbāk).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃə.bɛk/

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Noun

chebec m (plural chebecs)

1. xebec
   • 1888, P. A. Hennique, Les caboteurs et pêcheurs de la côte de Tunisie: pêche des éponges‎^[1], page 3:

     Certains chebecs, au siècle dernier, furent armés en guerre et portèrent jusqu’à 26 canons

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Further reading

• “chebec”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.