rebeca

See also: Rebeca

Catalan

Adjective

rebeca

1. feminine singular of rebec

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Spanish

FWOTD – 4 May 2019

Etymology

From the kind of sweaters worn by the main character of Rebecca, a Hitchcock movie that was very popular in Spain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈbeka/ [reˈβ̞e.ka]

Noun

rebeca f (plural rebecas)

1. (Spain) cardigan (a type of sweater or jumper that fastens up the front with buttons, usually machine- or hand-knitted from wool)

   Synonym: cárdigan

Further reading

• “rebeca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014