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Where does “xebec” come from?

xebec (English) comes from French chébec, from Old French chabek, from Italian sciabecco, from Arabic شُبَّاك — fishing-net.

xebec (English): A small two-masted, and later three-masted,...

Definitions

  1. A small two-masted, and later three-masted,...

Ancestry of “xebec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchchébecAlternative form of chebec
2Old Frenchchabek—
3Italiansciabeccoxebec
4Arabicشُبَّاكfishing-net
Every word from Arabic شُبَّاك →