rebec
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rebec
- /ˈɹiːbɛk/ UK
- /ˈɹɛbɛk/ UK
Rhymes with -iːbɛk
Where it comes from
From Middle French rebec, alteration of rubebe (see English ribibe), from Arabic رَبَاب (rabāb).
noun rebecs
- An early three-stringed instrument, somewhat like a simple violin only pear shaped, played with a bow and used in Medieval and the early Renaissance eras. The villages also must have their visitors to enquire what lectures the bagpipe and the rebbeck reads ev'n to the ballatry, and the gammuth of every municipal fidler, for these are the Countrymans Arcadia's and his Monte Mayors.
Translations
Talk about this word "rebec." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rebec. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. rebec. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rebec "rebec." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rebec.Cite this
@misc{rebec_2026,
title = {rebec},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rebec},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
