rebab
noun/ɹɪˈbæb/
Etymology Borrowed from Arabic رَبَاب (rabāb), plural of رَبَابَة (rabāba). Compare Middle French rebec, Classical Persian رُبَاب (rubāb).
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Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music A stringed musical instrument, related to the lute, used especially in Islamic countries
- A last cricket scratched mournfully at its rebab.2007, Michael Chabon, Gentlemen of the Road, Sceptre, published 2008, page 62: