Meanings
Origin
- Sumerian𒄥𒋛𒁲“basket, container”
- Akkadian𒆳𒍣𒍝𒆪“a basket, container”
- Aramaicכרז / כרוז“a type of container”
- Arabicالكُرَّاز
- Spanishalcarraza
- Englishalcarraza
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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Arabic كُرَّاز
- كُرَّاز (kurrāz)jug made of porous earthenware
Persian کراز
- کراز (korâz)jug made of porous earthenware
Portuguese alcarraza
- alcarrazajug made of porous earthenware
Spanish alcarraza
- alcarrazajug made of porous earthenware
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APA
alcarraza. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alcarraza
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“alcarraza.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alcarraza. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alcarraza,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alcarraza.
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