alcaraván
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic الْكَرَوَان (al-karawān) via Andalusian Arabic, from Persian کروان (karvān).
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