jabeba

Spanish

Alternative forms

ajabeba, jabega

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /xaˈbeba/, [xaˈβeβa]
Rhymes: -eβa

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.

References

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

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