alcaravea
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic الكَرَاوِيَا (al-karāwiyā, “caraway”), via Andalusian Arabic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alkaɾaˈbea/ [al.ka.ɾaˈβ̞e.a]
- Rhymes: -ea
- Syllabification: al‧ca‧ra‧ve‧a
Noun
alcaravea f (plural alcaraveas)
- caraway (plant, seed)
Further reading
- “alcaravea”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024