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 الكَبَرَ‎ (alkappárra), from Latin capparis, from Ancient Greek κάππαρις (kápparis).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alkaˈpara/

Noun

alcaparra f (plural alcaparras)

caper (plant)
Synonym: alcaparro
caper (fruit)

Alternative forms

caparra (Aragón)

Related terms

alcaparro
alcaparrado
alcaparral
alcaparrera
alcaparrón

Further reading

“alcaparra” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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