jabeba

Spanish

Alternative forms

ajabeba, jabega

Etymology

Aphaeresis of ajabeba, from Old Spanish axabeba, from Andalusian Arabic الشَّبَّابَة (aš-šabbába), from Arabic شَبَّابَة (šabbāba).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /xaˈbeba/ [xaˈβ̞e.β̞a]
Rhymes: -eba
Syllabification: ja‧be‧ba

Noun

jabeba f (plural jabebas)

(historical) a type of flute intended to imitate the sound of an organ; used predominantly by Moriscos in medieval Spain

Further reading

“jabeba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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