alfarero

Spanish

Alternative forms

• alfaarero, alfaharero

Etymology

alfar +‎ -ero, from Andalusian Arabic الْفَخَّار (al-faḵḵār), from Arabic فَخَّار (faḵḵār, “pottery”), from Aramaic פחרא / ܦܚܪܐ (paḵḵārā), from Akkadian 𒁃 (BAḪAR₂ /⁠paḫāru⁠/).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alfaˈɾeɾo/ [al.faˈɾe.ɾo]

Adjective

alfarero (feminine alfarera, masculine plural alfareros, feminine plural alfareras)

1. (relational) pottery

Derived terms

• agroalfarero

Noun

alfarero m (plural alfareros, feminine alfarera, feminine plural alfareras)

1. potter

Derived terms

• alfarería

Further reading

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