Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A vessel made of porous unglazed pottery, used in hot climates for cooling water by the evaporation of the moisture oozing through the substance of the vessel.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A vessel of porous earthenware, used for cooling liquids by evaporation from the exterior surface.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun a jug, pitcher, etc. made of porous earthenware

Etymologies

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Arabic: al-korraz

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