noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈziːbɛk/
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General-American:/ˈzibɛk/
General-American:/zɪˈbɛk/
rhymes with -iːbɛk
CMU ARPABET:Z EH1 B AH0 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
A small two-masted, and later three-masted, Mediterranean transport ship with an overhanging bow and stern.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From French chebec, from Spanish xabeque or Catalan xabec or Italian sciabecco, from Arabic شُبَّاك (šubbāk, “fishing-net”). Not to confuse with the sambuq, an Indian-Sea vessel.
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Translations
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