alcaparra

Galician

Etymology

From Mozarabic, from Arabic كَبَّار (kabbār) or Latin cappāris.

Noun

alcaparra f (plural alcaparras)

caper (plant or bud)

Further reading

“alcaparra”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012

Portuguese

Etymology

From Arabic الكَبَّار (al-kabbār).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.kaˈpa.ʁɐ/ [aʊ̯.kaˈpa.hɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aw.kaˈpa.ʁɐ/ [aʊ̯.kaˈpa.χɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.kaˈpa.ʁa/ [aʊ̯.kaˈpa.ha]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.kɐˈpa.ʁɐ/ [aɫ.kɐˈpa.ʁɐ]

Noun

alcaparra f (plural alcaparras)

caper (pickled bud of Capparis spinosa)

Spanish

Etymology

From Mozarabic, from Arabic الْكَبَّار (al-kabbār) or Latin cappāris.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alkaˈpara/ [al.kaˈpa.ra]
Audio (Venezuela): (file)
Rhymes: -ara
Syllabification: al‧ca‧pa‧rra

Noun

alcaparra f (plural alcaparras)

caper (plant)
Synonym: alcaparro
caper (bud)

Alternative forms

caparra (Aragon)

Related terms

alcaparrado
alcaparral
alcaparrera
alcaparro
alcaparrón

Further reading

“alcaparra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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