rebec

English - Turkish

Definition of rebec in English Turkish dictionary

rebap

Turkish - Turkish

Definition of rebec in Turkish Turkish dictionary

Arapların rebab denilen müzik aletine çok benzeyen bir çalgı

English - English

Definition of rebec in English English dictionary

An early stringed instrument, somewhat like a simple violin

{n} a fiddle of three strings

(Muzik) A pear-shaped, two-stringed or three-stringed medieval instrument, played with a bow

A contemptuous term applied to an old woman

An instrument formerly used which somewhat resembled the violin, having three strings, and being played with a bow

Hyphenation

re·bec

Etymology

(noun.) 15th century. Middle English rebecke, from Middle French rebec, alteration of Old French rebebe, from Old Provençal rebeb, from Arabic rabAb.