English Explanatory Dictionary

alcarraza

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a jug, pitcher, etc. made of porous earthenware.

Word forms

alcarraza alcarrazas

Etymology

From Spanish alcarraza, from Arabic الكُرَّاز (al-kurrāz), from Aramaic כרז / כרוז (“a type of container”), possibly from Akkadian 𒆳𒍣𒍝𒆪 (/⁠kurziza, kurzizakku⁠/, “a basket, container”), from Sumerian 𒄥𒋛𒁲 (/⁠gursisa⁠/, “basket, container”, literally “normal or standard 𒄥 (gur)”).

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