artisanal

[ahr-tuh-zuh-nl, ahr-tiz-uh-]

adjective

1. pertaining to or noting a person skilled in a utilitarian art, trade, or craft, especially one requiring manual skill.

   The men were taught artisanal occupations such as bricklaying and carpentry.

2. pertaining to or noting a high-quality or distinctive product made in small quantities, usually by hand or using traditional methods.

   artisanal cheese;

   an artisanal bakery.

Word History and Origins

Origin of artisanal¹

First recorded in 1935–40; artisan + -al ¹

Example Sentences

Treasury officials created Wednesday’s artisanal batch of pennies months after the Mint’s 12-pennies-per-second production ended.

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Later, when other Janjaweed units mutinied, Hemedti led the government forces that defeated them, in the process taking control of Darfur's biggest artisanal gold mine at a place called Jebel Amir.

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Even Monograno Felicetti, an artisanal brand based in a valley in the Alps, touts that it uses durum wheat from Puglia in some of its products.

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Another option is to heat milk to sub-pasteurization temperatures, which could inactivate the virus while maintaining the raw milk cheese characteristics valued by artisanal producers.

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Erb and Harvey, citing gold’s average price over the past year, say that works out today to about $8 a loaf, “or about what an artisanal bakery would charge today.”

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