alcaparra
Galician
Noun
alcaparra f (plural alcaparras)
- caper (plant or fruit)
Further reading
- “alcaparra” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Portuguese
Noun
alcaparra f (plural alcaparras)
- caper (pickled bud of Capparis spinosa)
Spanish
Etymology
From Andalusian Arabic الكبر (alkappárra), from Latin capparis, from Ancient Greek κάππαρις (kápparis).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alkaˈpara/
Noun
alcaparra f (plural alcaparras)
- caper (plant or fruit)
Alternative forms
- caparra (Aragón)
Related terms
- alcaparro (the plant)
- alcaparrado
- alcaparral
- alcaparrera
- alcaparrón
Further reading
- “alcaparra” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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