caravan

Betekenis

Noun

1. A convoy or procession of travellers, their cargo and vehicles, and any pack animals, especially camels crossing a desert.
2. A furnished vehicle towed behind a car, etc., and used as a dwelling when stationary.

Verb

1. To travel in a caravan (procession).
2. To travel and/or live in a caravan (vehicle).

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈkæɹəvæn/

Etymologie

From Middle French caravane, from Old French carvane, from Persian کاروان (kârvân), from Middle Persian kʾlwʾn' (kārawān), from Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎼 (k-a-r), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“army”) (whence Old English here).
The word was used to designate a group of people who were travelling by camel or horse on the Silk Road. Doublet of Kairouan.

Zinnen

Then leave with the caravan .

Ga dan weg met de caravan.