caravançará

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• caravançarai
• caravancerá (rare)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ɾa.vɐ̃.saˈɾa/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ɾɐ.vɐ̃.sɐˈɾa/

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

Noun

caravançará m (plural caravançarás)

1. (historical) caravanserai (an inn having a central courtyard where caravans can rest)
2. (Brazil, dated) mess (chaotic arrangement of things)

   Synonyms: bagunça, barafunda, confusão

Related terms

• caravana