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alcuza

oil cruet; a vessel, usually conical, for the oil used every dayvasija, generalmente cónica, para guardar el aceite que se usa a diario

Comes from Arabic

الكُوز

al-kūz

“the jug, the small pitcher”«el jarro, el cántaro pequeño»

In Andalusi Arabic: الكُوزَة al-kūza

Arabic today says

زُجَاجَة الزَّيْت

zujājat az-zayt

The article

Spanish kept the Arabic article al- glued to the word.

Arabic itself had taken it from Persian.

The story

The kūz, "jug", is of Persian origin; in al-Andalus it took a feminine form, al-kūza. In many Arab countries the kūz is still a drinking glass or jug.El kūz, «jarro», es de origen persa; en al-Andalus tomó forma femenina, al-kūza. En muchos países árabes el kūz sigue siendo el vaso o jarro.

In a sentence

Rellena la alcuza antes de cocinar.

Refill the oil cruet before you cook.

اِمْلَأْ زُجَاجَةَ الزَّيْتِ قَبْلَ الطَّبْخ.