alcavot

== Catalan == === Alternative forms === alcabot === Etymology === Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic القَوَّاد (al-qawwád), from Arabic قَوَّاد (qawwād, “pimp”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [əl.kəˈβɔt] IPA(key): (Balearic) [əl.kəˈvɔt] IPA(key): (Valencia) [al.kaˈvɔt] === Noun === alcavot m (plural alcavots, feminine alcavota, feminine plural alcavotes) pimp, procurer Synonyms: proxeneta, rufià go-between Synonym: mitjancer someone who helps conceal a crime; accessory Synonym: encobridor === Noun === alcavot m (plural alcavots) (theater) drop-scene ==== Derived terms ==== alcavotejar === Further reading === “alcavot”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007