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)

1. xebec

Further reading

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