Etymology

Alcaraz

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Today it means: A surname from Spanish. Full definition →

Spanish Alcaraz ← Arabic الكرز
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  1. Arabic · derived fromالكرز
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromAlcaraz
  3. English todayAlcaraz

From Spanish Alcaraz, from Arabic الكرز (al-Karaz), from ال (al-, “the, place of the”) + كرز (karaz, “cherry”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.