xebec
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xebec
- /ˈziːbɛk/ UK
- /ˈzibɛk/ US
- /zɪˈbɛk/ US
Rhymes with -iːbɛk
Where it comes from
From French chebec, from Spanish xabeque or Catalan xabec or Italian sciabecco, from Arabic شُبَّاك (šubbāk, “fishing-net”). Not to confuse with the sambuq, an Indian-Sea vessel.
noun xebecs · xebeck · chebeque · shebeck · zebec · zebeck
- A small two-masted, and later three-masted, Mediterranean transport ship with an overhanging bow and stern. Fourteen Xebecks loaded with Ammunition, Cannon, and other warlike Stores from Majorca, bound to any Part of Italy, where they could be landed for the Uſe of the Spaniſh Army, having got ſafe to Genoa in the latter End of June, Admiral Mathews on board of the Namur, with the Barfleur, Norfolk, Princ
Translations
Talk about this word "xebec." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/xebec. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. xebec. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/xebec "xebec." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/xebec.Cite this
@misc{xebec_2026,
title = {xebec},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/xebec},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
