caravansérail
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian کاروانسرای (kârvânserây), from کاروان (kârvân, “caravan”) + سرای (sarây, “courtyard; dwelling; palace”). See caravane and sérail.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.ʁa.vɑ̃.se.ʁaj/
Noun
caravansérail m (plural caravansérails)
- caravanserai
Further reading
- “caravansérail”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.