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earthenware jar

earthenware jar

1 3.7
A jar made of baked clay used for storing food or liquids
  • noun
  • /ˈɜrθənˌwɛr dʒɑr/
translation icon : tarro de cerámica

Examples

  • My bathroom, a lofty flagged chamber, opens into this one and contains a big earthenware jar which the coolies fill for me three times a day, and into which I plunge to rid myself of the burning heat.

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  • The chef stored homemade tomato sauce in an earthenware jar to keep it fresh.

  • She filled the earthenware jar with flour and placed it on the pantry shelf.

  • The artisan crafted a beautiful earthenware jar for storing olives in her workshop.

Synonyms

jar
vsearthenware jar
207 1.0

A wide glass or clay container for storing food

is specifically made of baked clay rather than various materials
crock
vsearthenware jar
14 6.2

A thick clay pot used to store food or drink

is less thick and more cylindrical in shape

Surface Forms

earthenware jar singular
earthenware jars plural

Morphology

earthenware + jar

The meaning 'a jar made of earthenware' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'earthenware' (pottery made from clay) with 'jar' (a container). This literal noun phrase follows normal compositional patterns and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand it.

Etymology

Earthenware jar is very literal: earthenware, from 'earth' meaning clay, is shaped and baked until hard to make a jar. That's why it means 'a jar made of clay' used to store food or liquids.