alcarrazas

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alcarrazas - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Alcarraza \Al`car*ra"za\, n.; pl. Alcarrazas. [Sp., from Ar.
     al-kurr[=a]z earthen vessel.]
     A vessel of porous earthenware, used for cooling liquids by
     evaporation from the exterior surface.
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