alcaravia
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic الكَرَاوِيَا (al-karāwiyā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [əl.kə.ɾəˈβi.ə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [əl.kə.ɾəˈvi.ə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [al.ka.ɾaˈvi.a]
Noun
alcaravia f (plural alcaravies)
- caraway (plant)
- Synonym: comí de prat
- caraway (seed-like fruit)
- Synonym: comí de prat
Related terms
Further reading
- “alcaravia”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “alcaravia”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
- “alcaravia” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “alcaravia” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Arabic الكَرَاوِيَا (al-karāwiyā).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.ka.ɾaˈvi.ɐ/ [aʊ̯.ka.ɾaˈvi.ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.ka.ɾaˈvi.a/ [aʊ̯.ka.ɾaˈvi.a]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /al.kɐ.ɾɐˈvi.ɐ/ [aɫ.kɐ.ɾɐˈvi.ɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /al.kɐ.ɾɐˈbi.ɐ/ [aɫ.kɐ.ɾɐˈβi.ɐ]
Noun
alcaravia f (plural alcaravias)
Further reading
- “alcaravia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025