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artisanal

artisanal

10 5.6
Made by hand in a skilled, traditional way
  • adjective
  • /ˌɑːr.tɪˈzæn.əl/
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  • They would build these beautiful artisanal, you know, best in the world products and ship them when they're ready.
  • artisanal fishery
  • artisanal fishermen
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It drifted toward Slow food and organic food and artisanal food and Instagrammable food.

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Examples

  • It is my firm and resolute intention to found and operate my own farmstead from which I will produce a superior artisanal goat cheese.

  • It's like when you try and make artisanal bread, but a thousand times more complicated.

  • - And he brought me some more artisanal chocolate.

  • It's, you know, artisanal bread that I made, It has relative value.

  • We see it very much as being an artisanal bed-and-breakfast experience.

  • Five more minutes till you get to choose amongst four artisanal house-blended chocolates, gentlemen.

  • They are all handmade in the South of France using the oldest antique artisanal soap making techniques.

  • First of all, we both love bread and pastries and it is the first bake from frozen subscription box for artisanal breads, pastries and pastas.

  • Wild Grain is the first ever baked from frozen subscription box for sourdough breads, fresh pastas, and artisanal pastries.

  • The West teems with great artisanal foods made in small batches, often by hand.

Synonyms

handmade
vsartisanal
255 2.9

An item that a person makes with their hands instead of a machine, often with care

emphasizes traditional skilled craft by an experienced craftsperson
hand-crafted
vsartisanal
4 3.9

Made by hand rather than by machine

stresses traditional skilled making by a specialist rather than mere manual production

How Handmade

bespoke
  • UK
7 6.9
hand-crafted
4 3.9
artisanal
10 5.6
factory-made
1 3.1

Surface Forms

artisanal positive

Morphology

artisanal = artisan (semi-transparent) = artisan + al

The word is clearly built from 'artisan' + '-al', but the modern sense is a specialized extension of 'pertaining to an artisan'.

Etymology

The word artisanal comes from the French artisan and the Latin root ars, meaning 'skill' or 'craft'. Think of art or artist, someone skilled by hand, so artisanal describes things made in a traditional, careful, often handmade way.