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Definition: ALCARRAZA

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A vessel of porous earthenware, used for cooling liquids by evaporation from the exterior surface.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Alcarraza" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Alcarraza \Al`car*ra"za\, noun; plural Alcarrazas. [Spanish, from Arabic al-kurr[=a]z earthen vessel.]. (references)


Extended Definition: ALCARRAZA

Alcarraza

An alcarraza is an earthenware container, traditionally made in Spain. The container is filled with a liquid, then hung in a drafty place in the shade. The liquid seeps through the earthenware slowly and is evaporated by the action of the draft, lowering the temperature of the container and keeping the rest of the liquid cool.

The word for this contain comes from the Arabic word al-karaz, meaning a pitcher.

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