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xabec

English translation: xebec

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Catalan term or phrase:xabec
English translation:xebec
Entered by: Carl MacGabhann

19:07 Apr 29, 2004
Catalan to English translations [PRO]
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
Catalan term or phrase: xabec
From a list of types of vessels built in Lloret de Mar before the 1800s. What a coincidence - Madeline was asking the same type of maritime question earlier today!
Martin Perazzo
Spain
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xebec
Explanation:
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

xebec

SYLLABICATION: xe·bec
PRONUNCIATION: zbk
VARIANT FORMS: also ze·bec or ze·beck
NOUN: A small three-masted Mediterranean vessel with both square and lateen sails.
ETYMOLOGY: French chebec, probably from Catalan xabec, from Arabic abbk, from abaka, to entwine, fasten. See bk in Appendix II.

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xebec


Explanation:
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

xebec

SYLLABICATION: xe·bec
PRONUNCIATION: zbk
VARIANT FORMS: also ze·bec or ze·beck
NOUN: A small three-masted Mediterranean vessel with both square and lateen sails.
ETYMOLOGY: French chebec, probably from Catalan xabec, from Arabic abbk, from abaka, to entwine, fasten. See bk in Appendix II.

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