jabeba

Spanish

Alternative forms

• ajabeba, jabega

Etymology

Aphaeresis of ajabeba, from Old Spanish axabeba, from Andalusian Arabic الشَّبَّابَة (aš-šabbába), from Arabic شَبَّابَة (šabbāba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaˈbeba/ [xaˈβ̞e.β̞a]
• Rhymes: -eba
• Syllabification: ja‧be‧ba

Noun

jabeba f (plural jabebas)

1. (historical) a type of flute intended to imitate the sound of an organ; used predominantly by Moriscos in medieval Spain

Further reading

• “jabeba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28