arcaduz

Spanish

Etymology

From earlier alcaduz, itself from Arabic قادوس (qādūs).

Noun

arcaduz m (plural arcaduces)

1. a kind of large clay vase
   • 2015 July 26, “Descubierta una noria del siglo XVII bajo el Florida Park”, in El País‎^[1]:

     Ni el gran madero ni los arcaduces han aparecido con la estructura.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. ceramic bucket or scoop (part of a water wheel)

   Synonym: cangilón

3. a water pipe or tube

   Synonym: caño

Further reading

• “arcaduz”, 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