caravane

See also: Caravane

French

Etymology

From Old French carvane, a borrowing from Persian کاروان (kârvân), from Middle Persian kʾlwʾn' (kārawān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ʁa.van/

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Noun

caravane f (plural caravanes)

1. caravan (convoy or procession of travellers, their cargo and vehicles, and any pack animals)

   les chiens aboient, la caravane passe ― the dogs bark, but the caravan goes on

2. travel trailer (furnished vehicle towed behind another, and used as a dwelling when stationary)

Derived terms

• caravanier

Descendants

• → Turkish: karavan

Further reading

• “caravane”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• avancera