chebec
See also: chébec
English
Etymology 1
Noun
chebec (plural chebecs)
- Alternative form of xebec.
Etymology 2
Imitative of its call.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛk
Noun
chebec (plural chebecs)
- A small American bird (Empidonax minimus); the least flycatcher.
References
- “chebec”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French chabek, chebec, chebeck, chebek, via probably Italian sciabecco from Arabic شُبَّاك (šubbāk).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃə.bɛk/
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Noun
chebec m (plural chebecs)
- xebec
- 1888, P. A. Hennique, Les caboteurs et pêcheurs de la côte de Tunisie: pêche des éponges[1], page 3:
- Certains chebecs, au siècle dernier, furent armés en guerre et portèrent jusqu'à 26 canons
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Further reading
- “chebec”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.