caravana
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Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian کاروان (kârvân).
Pronunciation
Noun
caravana f (plural caravanes)
- caravan (a convoy or procession of travelers, their vehicles and cargo, and any pack animals)
- camper (a motor vehicle with a rear compartment for living and sleeping in)
- Synonym: rulot
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “caravana” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “caravana”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “caravana” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “caravana” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Persian کاروان (kârvân).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
caravana f (plural caravanas)
- (collective) caravan (a convoy or procession of travellers, their vehicles and cargo, and any pack animals)
- Synonym: comboio
- (Portugal) caravan (furnished vehicle used as a dwelling)
Derived terms
References
- ^ “caravana”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
Further reading
- “caravana”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian کاروان (kârvân).
Pronunciation
Noun
caravana f (plural caravanas)
- caravan (a convoy or procession of travelers, their vehicles and cargo, and any pack animals)
- camper (a motor vehicle with a rear compartment for living and sleeping in)
- (Uruguay) earring
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Basque: karabana
Further reading
- “caravana”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16