Rebec


[ree-bek] /ˈri bɛk/

noun
1.
a Renaissance fiddle with a pear-shaped body tapering into a neck that ends in a sickle-shaped or scroll-shaped pegbox.
/ˈriːbɛk/
noun
1.
a medieval stringed instrument resembling the violin but having a lute-shaped body
n.

medieval stringed musical instrument, early 15c., from Middle French rebec (15c.), an unexplained alteration (perhaps somehow influenced by bec “beak”) of Old French ribabe (13c.), ultimately from Arabic rebab. Cf. Old Provençal rebec, Italian ribeca. It has three strings and is played with a bow.

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