rebeco

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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/
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  • Rhymes: -eko
  • Syllabification: re‧be‧co

Adjective

rebeco (feminine rebeca, masculine plural rebecos, feminine plural rebecas)

  1. chamois

Noun

rebeco m (plural rebecos)

  1. chamois (goat)
    Synonyms: gamuza, sarrio

References

  1. ^ "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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