rebeca

== Catalan == === Etymology 1 === From Rebecca, compare Spanish rebeca. ==== Noun ==== rebeca f (plural rebeques) cardigan Synonym: càrdigan === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== rebeca feminine singular of rebec === Further reading === Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “rebeca”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) “rebeca”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “rebeca”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /reˈbeka/ [reˈβ̞e.ka] Rhymes: -eka Syllabification: re‧be‧ca === Etymology 1 === From the kind of sweaters worn by the main character of Rebecca, a Hitchcock movie that was very popular in Spain. ==== Noun ==== rebeca f (plural rebecas) (Spain, clothing) cardigan (a type of sweater or jumper that fastens up the front with buttons, usually machine- or hand-knitted from wool) Synonym: cárdigan === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== rebeca f feminine singular of rebeco === Further reading === “rebeca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025