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Xebec
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Alternative Spellings
Etymology
Either from French chébec , from Italian sciabecco , and altered by influence of Spanish xabeque (showing old way of spelling the sound now represented by j in Spanish), or directly from Catalan xabec . Ultimately from Arabic shabbak , from shabaka
Pronunciation
- IPA: /zibɛk/
Noun
Xebec (plural xebecs)
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