alcaravea

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الكَرَاوِيَا (al-karāwiyā, “caraway”), via Andalusian Arabic.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alkaɾaˈbea/ [al.ka.ɾaˈβ̞e.a]
Rhymes: -ea
Syllabification: al‧ca‧ra‧ve‧a

Noun

alcaravea f (plural alcaraveas)

caraway (plant, seed)

Further reading

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

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