or rebeck
noun
Origin: Fr, altered < OFr rebebe < Ar rabāb
See rebec in American Heritage Dictionary 4
also re·beck
nounOrigin:
Origin: French
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , alteration (influenced by bec, beak, from its shape)
Origin: of rebebe
Origin: , from Old Provençal rebeb
Origin: , from Arabic rabāb
Origin: , from rabba, to be master, control; see rbb in Semitic roots
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