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]

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

  • caravàning
  • caravanserrall

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 Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian کاروان (kârvân).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

caravana f (plural caravanas)

  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)
  3. (Uruguay) earring

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Basque: karabana

Further reading

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