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noun, feminine

alcarraza

/alkaˈraθa/

noun, feminine/alkaˈraθa/plural: alcarrazas

alcarraza (jug made of porous earthenware)

Borrowed 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)”).