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