caravana
Catalan
Etymology
From Persian کاروان (kârvân).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /kə.ɾəˈva.nə/
- (Central) IPA(key): /kə.ɾəˈba.nə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ka.ɾaˈva.na/
Noun
caravana f (plural caravanes)
- caravan (a convoy or procession of travelers, their vehicles and cargo, and any pack animals)
- camper (a motor vehicle with a rear compartment for living and sleeping in)
- Synonym: rulot
Derived terms
- caravaner
- caravanisme
- caravanista
Related terms
- caravàning
- caravanserrall
Further reading
- “caravana” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “caravana”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “caravana” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “caravana” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Persian کاروان (kârvân).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.ɾaˈvɐ̃.nɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.ɾaˈvɐ.na/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.ɾɐˈvɐ.nɐ/
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐnɐ, (Brazil) -ɐ̃nɐ
- Hyphenation: ca‧ra‧va‧na
Noun
caravana f (plural caravanas)
- (collective) caravan (a convoy or procession of travellers, their vehicles and cargo, and any pack animals)
- Synonym: comboio
- (Portugal) caravan (furnished vehicle used as a dwelling)
- Synonyms: (Portugal) rulote, (Portugal) roulotte, (Brazil) trailer
Derived terms
- autocaravana
- caravanista
- caravanismo
References
- “caravana” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
Further reading
- “caravana” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology
From Persian کاروان (kârvân).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaɾaˈbana/ [ka.ɾaˈβ̞a.na]
- Rhymes: -ana
- Syllabification: ca‧ra‧va‧na
Noun
caravana f (plural caravanas)
- caravan (a convoy or procession of travelers, their vehicles and cargo, and any pack animals)
- camper (a motor vehicle with a rear compartment for living and sleeping in)
- (Uruguay) earring
Derived terms
- autocaravana
Further reading
- “caravana”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014