recua
a string of pack animals travelling together; a string of people or thingsgrupo de animales de carga que caminan juntos; serie de personas o cosas
Comes from Arabic
رَكُوبَة
rakūba
“mount, beast of burden”«montura, bestia de carga»
Arabic today says
قَافِلَة
qāfila
Root
ر ك ب
r-k-b
The article
It came in without the article.
The story
From the verb rakiba, "to ride". Mule trains were how goods were transported overland.Del verbo rakiba, «montar». Las recuas de mulas eran el transporte de mercancías por tierra.
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