albarello

[ al-buh-rel-oh ]

noun

, plural al·ba·rel·los, al·ba·rel·li [al-b, uh, -, rel, -ee].

1. a majolica jar of the 15th and 16th centuries, cylindrical with a waist slightly narrower than the ends, used in Spain and Italy for keeping dry drugs.

Word History and Origins

Origin of albarello¹

1870–75; < Italian, probably diminutive of albero poplar ≪ Latin albus white

Example Sentences

Yves Albarello, MP of Seine-et-Marne, said the gunmen told police they were ready to “die as martyrs.”

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