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alcapares (pl.)
قثّاء الكَبَر qiṯṯāʾ al-kabar
genit. compound qṯʾ kbr – capers (bot.) show/hide quotes-
Avic. Qual. 39, 62: Nam, quando volumus conservare mustum a putrefactione et quod feteat, ponimus intus sinapim vel cucumeres qui dicuntur alcapares
Qass. 225, 7: وإذا أردنا أن نحفظ العصير من أن يعفن وينتن فإنا نجعل فيه الخردل أو قثاء الكبر
- 1 Avic. Qual.
Dietrich 1988, no. II 156.
< Arabic al-kabar, probably < Greek κάππαρις. Lokotsch 1927, no. 978. The Latin term is not documented in MLW, DMLBS and LLNMA. Cf. capparis.