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)

1. 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], 2024 December 10