rebenque
Spanish, noun/reˈbenke/
rebenque is spelled R-E-B-E-N-Q-U-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written Spanish, the 144,191st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rebenque is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “whip, riding crop” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Látigo corto utilizado por los gauchos de las llanuras de Sudamérica. Pensado principalmente para azuzar a la…”.
What does rebenque mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinewhip, riding crop
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Látigo corto utilizado por los gauchos de las llanuras de Sudamérica. Pensado principalmente para azuzar a la cabalgadura, consta de un mango de madera maciza de unos 50 cm de largo y una tralla de igual longitud y unos 5 cm de ancho, confeccionada en cuero crudo. 2. Cuerda o cabo cortos.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of rebenque
- rebenques plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rebenque?
- /reˈbenke/
- [reˈβ̞ẽŋ.ke]
- [reˈβ̞ẽŋke]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is rebenque in Spanish?
rebenque appears about once in every 15 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).