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

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “alcarraza”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “alcarraza”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10