alcuza

Spanish

Una alcuza moderna (a modern "alcuza")

una alcuza antigua (an older "alcuza")

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic الكُوزَة (al-kúza), from Arabic كُوزَة (kūza).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈkuθa/ [alˈku.θa] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /alˈkusa/ [alˈku.sa] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -uθa (Spain)
• Rhymes: -usa (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: al‧cu‧za

Noun

alcuza f (plural alcuzas)

1. oil container, oil jar (kitchen utensil)

Further reading

• “alcuza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024