xebecEnglishOxford Dictionary of Englishxebec /ˈziːbɛk / (also zebec) ▸ noun historical a small three-masted Mediterranean sailing ship with lateen and square sails. – ORIGIN mid 18th century: alteration (influenced by Spanish xabeque) of French chebec, via Italian from Arabic šabbāk.
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