alcaraván

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Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alkaɾaˈban/
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: al‧ca‧ra‧ván

Noun

alcaraván m (plural alcaravanes)

  1. stone curlew

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