alcaraván

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْكَرَوَان (al-karawān) via Andalusian Arabic, from Persian کروان (karvân).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alkaɾaˈban/ [al.ka.ɾaˈβ̞ãn]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: al‧ca‧ra‧ván

Noun

alcaraván m (plural alcaravanes)

1. stone curlew

Further reading

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