rebec
An early three-stringed instrument, somewhat like a simple violin only pear shaped,…An early three-stringed instrument, somewhat like a simple violin only pear shaped, played with a bow and used in Medieval and the early Renaissance eras.
Meaning
1 sensesAn early three-stringed instrument, somewhat like a simple violin only pear shaped, played with a bow and used in Medieval and the early Renaissance eras.
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
From Middle French rebec, alteration of rubebe (see English ribibe), from Arabic رَبَاب (rFrom Middle French rebec, alteration of rubebe (see English ribibe), from Arabic رَبَاب (rabāb).
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