alcarraza
Spanish, noun/alkaˈraθa/
alcarraza is spelled A-L-C-A-R-R-A-Z-A (9 letters). Alcarraza is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “alcarraza (jug made of porous earthenware)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Vasija de arcilla porosa, poco cocida o más bien secada al horno, que se usa en distintas regiones cálidas…”.
What does alcarraza mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininealcarraza (jug made of porous earthenware)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vasija de arcilla porosa, poco cocida o más bien secada al horno, que se usa en distintas regiones cálidas para conservar el agua fresca, a causa de tener la propiedad de resudar parte del líquido que contiene, refrescándose el que queda dentro por efecto de evaporización.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of alcarraza
- alcarrazas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce alcarraza?
- /alkaˈraθa/
- [al.kaˈra.θa]
- /alkaˈrasa/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.