rabel

See also: Rąbel

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَبَاب (rabāb).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

rabel m (plural rabeles)

rebec
- 1619, Lope de Vega, Fuente Ovejuna‎, 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.

Further reading

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

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