xebecs
xebec
,zebec
,zebeck
(ˈziːbɛk
) or chebec
(ˈtʃiːbɛk) noun
a small three-masted Mediterranean vessel with both square and lateen sails, formerly used by Algerian pirates and later used for commerce
[C18: earlier chebec from French, ultimately from Arabic shabbāk; present spelling influenced by Catalan xabec, Spanish xabeque (now jabeque)]
