cárabe

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic كَهْرَبَاء (kahrabāʔ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaɾabe/ [ˈka.ɾa.β̞e]
• Rhymes: -aɾabe
• Syllabification: cá‧ra‧be

Noun

cárabe m (uncountable)

1. amber (fossil resin)

   Synonyms: ámbar, succino

Further reading

• “cárabe”, 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