Etymology

alcarraza

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Today it means: a jug, pitcher, etc. made of porous earthenware. Full definition →

Spanish alcarraza ← Arabic الكُرَّاز ← Aramaic כרז / כרוז
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The story

  1. Sumerian · derived from𒄥𒋛𒁲“basket, container”
  2. Akkadian · derived from𒆳𒍣𒍝𒆪“a basket, container”
  3. Aramaic · derived fromכרז / כרוז“a type of container”
  4. Arabic · derived fromالكُرَّاز
  5. Spanish · borrowed fromalcarraza
  6. English todayalcarraza

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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