albarello

noun

al·​ba·​rel·​lo

ˌal-bə-ˈre-(ˌ)lō

plural albarelli

ˌal-bə-ˈre-(ˌ)lē

or albarellos

: a majolica jar more or less cylindrical in form but with concave sides used originally as a container especially of drugs

Word History

Etymology

Italian alberello bottle, phial, probably diminutive of albero poplar, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin albarus white poplar, from Latin albus white

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

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