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Spanish
Etymology
From earlier rebezo (1475), robezo (1434), from a cross between Old Spanish ueco (attested in Navarre in the 11th century) and revesso, reveso, revezo (“untamed, rebel”). The former is from Late Latin hybicum, from Latin ibex; the latter's origin is unknown.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /reˈbeko/
- Rhymes: -eko
- Syllabification: re‧be‧co
Adjective
rebeco (feminine rebeca, masculine plural rebecos, feminine plural rebecas)
- chamois
Noun
rebeco m (plural rebecos)
- chamois (goat)
- Synonyms: gamuza, sarrio
References
- ^ "Etimología de rebeco ‘gamuza’ y de reveso ‘rebeco’ y ‘(pez) rémora’", Boletin de la Real Academia Española, 81 (2001), 223-53.
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