rebeco

Spanish

Etymology

From earlier rebezo (1475), robezo (1434), from Old Spanish ueko, from Late Latin hybicum, from Latin ibex; influenced by Old Spanish revesso ‘feisty, untamed’.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [reˈβe.ko]
  • see also: Rebeca

Adjective

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

  1. chamois

Noun

rebeco m (plural rebecos)

  1. chamois (goat)

Synonyms

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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