rebeca

See also: Rebeca

Catalan

Etymology 1

From Rebecca, compare Spanish rebeca.

Noun

rebeca f (plural rebeques)

1. cardigan

   Synonym: càrdigan

Etymology 2

Adjective

rebeca

1. feminine singular of rebec

Further reading

• “rebeca” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “rebeca”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “rebeca” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

FWOTD – 4 May 2019

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈbeka/ [reˈβ̞e.ka]
• Rhymes: -eka
• Syllabification: re‧be‧ca

Etymology 1

From the kind of sweaters worn by the main character of Rebecca, a Hitchcock movie that was very popular in Spain.

Noun

rebeca f (plural rebecas)

1. (Spain, clothing) cardigan (a type of sweater or jumper that fastens up the front with buttons, usually machine- or hand-knitted from wool)

   Synonym: cárdigan

   • 2012, María León, Vestir con estilo [Dressing with style], →ISBN, page 56:

     En invierno y para no pasar una gota de frío, suelo usar una camiseta blanca de manga larga, pantalones de tejidos calentitos, calcetines gordos suavitos y, además, me pongo encima una rebeca larga de color gris que tengo de Pedro del Hierro y que abriga muchísimo.

     In winter, and to not let in even a bit of cold, I usually wear a white long-sleeve shirt, pants made of some warm fabric, soft fat socks, and I also put on a long gray cardigan that I have from Pedro del Hierro that keeps me very warm.

Etymology 2

Adjective

rebeca f

1. feminine singular of rebeco

Further reading

• “rebeca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28