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)

1. (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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16