rabel

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See also: Rąbel

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic رَبَاب (rabāb).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /raˈbel/ [raˈβ̞el]
  • Rhymes: -el
  • Syllabification: ra‧bel

Noun[edit]

rabel m (plural rabeles)

  1. rebec
    • 1619, Lope de Vega, Fuente Ovejuna[1], Madrid, lines 286–289:
      Daré mi rabel de boj, / que vale más que una troj, / porque yo le estimo en más.
      I will give my boxwood rebec, / which is worth more than a granary, / because I love him more.

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