caravansérail

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish كاروانسَرای (karvanseray), كَروانسَرای (kervanseray), from Persian کاروانسرای (kârvânsarây), from کاروان (kârvân, “caravan”) + سرای (sarây, “courtyard; dwelling; palace”). See caravane and sérail.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.ʁa.vɑ̃.se.ʁaj/

Noun

caravansérail m (plural caravansérails)

  1. caravanserai

Further reading

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