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alcarraza

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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)”).

noun alcarrazas

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

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noun jug made of porous earthenware

Españolalcarraza
Portuguêsalcarraza
العربيةكُرَّاز kurrāz

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"alcarraza." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/alcarraza. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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alcarraza. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/alcarraza

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"alcarraza." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/alcarraza.

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@misc{alcarraza_2026,
  title = {alcarraza},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alcarraza},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}