alcaraván

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْكَرَوَان (al-karawān) via Andalusian Arabic, from Persian (karvân).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alkaɾaˈban/ [al.ka.ɾaˈβ̞ãn]
Rhymes: -an
Syllabification: al‧ca‧ra‧ván

Noun

alcaraván m (plural alcaravanes)

stone curlew

Further reading

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

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