Xebec

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈziːbÉ›k/

Alternative forms

• zebec
• zebeck

Origin

Either from French chébec, from Spanish xabeque (modern jabeque) or Catalan xabec, ultimately from Arabic شبّاك (šabbāk, "small warship, fishing boat").

Full definition of xebec

Noun

1. A small, three-masted Mediterranean transport ship
• 1963, Thomas Pynchon, V, Winter. The green xebec whose figurehead was wikipedia:astarte