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alcanzia.

a small earthen ball filled with flowers, ashes and colourful strips thrown by horsemen at each other during jousts

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/aw.kɐ̃ˈzi.ɐ/Brazil[aʊ̯.kɐ̃ˈzi.ɐ]Brazil/al.kɐ̃ˈzi.ɐ/Portugal[aɫ.kɐ̃ˈzi.ɐ]Portugal
  1. a small earthen ball filled with flowers, ashes and colourful strips thrown by horsemen at each other during jousts

    feminine · historical
  2. an earthen grenade

    feminine · historical
Where this word comes from

Derived from Arabic كَنْز (kanz), via Andalusian Arabic. Cognate with Spanish alcancía.

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