caravana

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian کاروان (kârvân).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [kə.ɾəˈβa.nə]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [kə.ɾəˈva.nə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [ka.ɾaˈva.na]
  • Audio (Barcelona):(file)

Noun

caravana f (plural caravanes)

  1. caravan (a convoy or procession of travelers, their vehicles and cargo, and any pack animals)
  2. camper (a motor vehicle with a rear compartment for living and sleeping in)
    Synonym: rulot

Derived terms

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

From Persian کاروان (kârvân).[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.ɾaˈvɐ̃.nɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.ɾaˈvɐ.na/
 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐnɐ, (Brazil) -ɐ̃nɐ
  • Hyphenation: ca‧ra‧va‧na

Noun

caravana f (plural caravanas)

  1. (collective) caravan (a convoy or procession of travellers, their vehicles and cargo, and any pack animals)
    Synonym: comboio
  2. (Portugal) caravan (furnished vehicle used as a dwelling)
    Synonyms: (Portugal) rulote, (Portugal) roulotte, (Brazil) trailer

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “caravana”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From French caravane, from Persian کاروان (kârvân).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaɾaˈbana/ [ka.ɾaˈβ̞a.na]
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: ca‧ra‧va‧na

Noun

caravana f (plural caravanas)

  1. camper (a motor vehicle with a rear compartment for living and sleeping in)
  2. caravan (a convoy or procession of travelers, their vehicles and cargo, and any pack animals)
  3. traffic jam, the vehicles in it
  4. (Uruguay) earring

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Basque: karabana

Further reading

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