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Definitions for Xebec

[1] a small, three-masted vessel of the Mediterranean, formerly much used by corsairs, now employed to some extent in commerce.
[2] a small three-masted Mediterranean vessel with both square and lateen sails, formerly used by Algerian pirates and later used for commerce

Words nearby Xebec

xc, xcl, xd, xda, xe, xebec, xenakis, xenia, xenic acid, xenical, xeno-

Origin of Xebec

1750–60; alteration of earlier chebec < French < Catalan xabec or Spanish xabeque (now jabeque ), both < Arabic shabbāk

Word origin for Xebec

C18: earlier chebec from French, ultimately from Arabic shabbāk; present spelling influenced by Catalan xabec, Spanish xabeque (now jabeque )