alcaravia
Portuguese, noun/aw.ka.ɾaˈvi.ɐ/
alcaravia is spelled A-L-C-A-R-A-V-I-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 39 million words in written Portuguese, the 178,247th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Alcaravia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “caraway (plant)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o mesmo que cominho”.
What does alcaravia mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecaraway (plant)
- 2
femininecaraway (seed/fruit)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. o mesmo que cominho
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of alcaravia
- alcaravias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce alcaravia?
- Brazil /aw.ka.ɾaˈvi.ɐ/
- Brazil [aʊ̯.ka.ɾaˈvi.ɐ]
- Portugal /al.kɐ.ɾɐˈvi.ɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to alcaravia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is alcaravia in Portuguese?
alcaravia appears about once in every 39 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).