caravana

== Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Persian کاروان (kârvân). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [kə.ɾəˈβa.nə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [kə.ɾəˈva.nə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ka.ɾaˈva.na] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [ka.ɾaˈβa.na] === Noun === caravana f (plural caravanes) caravan (a convoy or procession of travelers, their vehicles and cargo, and any pack animals) camper (a motor vehicle with a rear compartment for living and sleeping in) Synonym: rulot ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== caravàning caravanserrall === Further reading === “caravana”, 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 “caravana”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “caravana” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “caravana”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Persian کاروان (kârvân). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɐnɐ Hyphenation: ca‧ra‧va‧na === Noun === caravana f (plural caravanas) (collective) caravan (a convoy or procession of travellers, their vehicles and cargo, and any pack animals) Synonym: comboio (Portugal) caravan (furnished vehicle used as a dwelling) Synonyms: (Portugal) rulote, (Portugal) roulotte, (Brazil) trailer ==== Derived terms ==== autocaravana caravanista caravanismo === References === === Further reading === “caravana”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “caravana”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From French caravane, from Persian کاروان (kârvân). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaɾaˈbana/ [ka.ɾaˈβ̞a.na] Rhymes: -ana Syllabification: ca‧ra‧va‧na === Noun === caravana f (plural caravanas) camper (a motor vehicle with a rear compartment for living and sleeping in) caravan (a convoy or procession of travelers, their vehicles and cargo, and any pack animals) traffic jam, the vehicles in it (Uruguay) earring ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Basque: karabana === Further reading === “caravana”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025