alcaparra

Galician

Etymology

From Mozarabic, from Arabic كَبَّار (kabbār) or Latin cappāris.

Noun

alcaparra f (plural alcaparras)

1. caper (plant or bud)

Further reading

• “alcaparra”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Portuguese

Etymology

From Arabic الكَبَّار (al-kabbār).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.kaˈpa.ʁɐ/ [aʊ̯.kaˈpa.hɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.kaˈpa.ʁɐ/ [aʊ̯.kaˈpa.hɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aw.kaˈpa.ʁɐ/ [aʊ̯.kaˈpa.χɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.kaˈpa.ʁa/ [aʊ̯.kaˈpa.ha]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.kɐˈpa.ʁɐ/ [aɫ.kɐˈpa.ʁɐ]

Noun

alcaparra f (plural alcaparras)

1. caper (pickled bud of Capparis spinosa)

Spanish

Etymology

From Mozarabic, from Arabic الْكَبَّار (al-kabbār) or Latin cappāris.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alkaˈpara/ [al.kaˈpa.ra]

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• Rhymes: -ara
• Syllabification: al‧ca‧pa‧rra

Noun

alcaparra f (plural alcaparras)

1. caper (plant)

   Synonym: alcaparro

2. caper (bud)

Alternative forms

• caparra (Aragon)

Related terms

• alcaparrado
• alcaparral
• alcaparrera
• alcaparro
• alcaparrón

 

Further reading

• “alcaparra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10