alcarraza

English

Etymology

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

alcarraza (plural alcarrazas)

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

Translations

jug made of porous earthenware

• Arabic: كُرَّاز m (kurrāz)
• Galician: alcarraza f
• Persian: کراز (fa) (korâz)
• Portuguese: alcarraza f
• Spanish: alcarraza (es) f

Galician

Etymology

Probably from Portuguese alcarraza (“jug”), 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

alcarraza f (plural alcarrazas)

1. scorpionfish

   Synonym: escarapote

References

• “alcarraza” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “alcarraza” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

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)”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.kaˈʁa.zɐ/ [aʊ̯.kaˈha.zɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.kaˈʁa.zɐ/ [aʊ̯.kaˈha.zɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aw.kaˈʁa.zɐ/ [aʊ̯.kaˈχa.zɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.kaˈʁa.za/ [aʊ̯.kaˈha.za]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.kɐˈʁa.zɐ/ [aɫ.kɐˈʁa.zɐ]

Noun

alcarraza f (plural alcarrazas)

1. alcarraza (jug made of porous earthenware)

Spanish

Etymology

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)”).

Noun

alcarraza f (plural alcarrazas)

1. alcarraza (jug made of porous earthenware)

Descendants

• → English: alcarraza

Further reading

• “alcarraza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014