alcaparra
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Galician
Etymology
From Mozarabic, from Arabic كَبَّار (kabbār) or Latin cappāris.
Noun
alcaparra f (plural alcaparras)
- caper (plant or bud)
Further reading
- “alcaparra” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Arabic الكَبَّار (al-kabbār).
Pronunciation
Noun
alcaparra f (plural alcaparras)
- caper (pickled bud of Capparis spinosa)
Spanish
Etymology
From Mozarabic, from Arabic الْكَبَّار (al-kabbār) or Latin cappāris.
Pronunciation
Noun
alcaparra f (plural alcaparras)
Alternative forms
Related terms
Further reading
- “alcaparra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014