alcancía
piggy bank, money boxhucha, recipiente para guardar monedas
Comes from Arabic
الكَنْز
al-kanz
“the treasure”«el tesoro»
In Andalusi Arabic: الكَنْزِيَّة al-kanziyya
Arabic today says
حَصَّالَة
ḥaṣṣāla
Root
ك ن ز
k-n-z
The article
Spanish kept the Arabic article al- glued to the word.
The story
From kanz, "treasure", Andalusi formed the adjective kanziyya, "the treasure one": the jar where money was kept.El andalusí formó de kanz, «tesoro», el adjetivo kanziyya, «la del tesoro»: la vasija donde se guardaba el dinero.
In a sentence
El niño rompió la alcancía para comprar un balón.
The boy broke his piggy bank to buy a ball.
كَسَرَ الطِّفْلُ الحَصَّالَةَ لِيَشْتَرِيَ كُرَة.
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