caravançará

Portuguese

Alternative forms

caravançarai
caravancerá (rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from French caravansérail, from Ottoman Turkish كاروانسَرای (karvanseray), كَروانسَرای (kervanseray), from Persian (kârvânsarây).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ɾa.vɐ̃.saˈɾa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ɾɐ.vɐ̃.sɐˈɾa/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ɾɐ.bɐ̃.sɐˈɾa/ [kɐ.ɾɐ.βɐ̃.sɐˈɾa]

Noun

caravançará m (plural caravançarás)

(historical) caravanserai (an inn having a central courtyard where caravans can rest)
(Brazil, dated) mess (chaotic arrangement of things)
Synonyms: bagunça, barafunda, confusão

Related terms

caravana

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