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An alcarraza is an earthenware container, traditionally made in Spain. The container is filled with a liquid, then hung in a drafty place in the shade. The liquid seeps through the earthenware slowly and is evaporated by the action of the draft, lowering the temperature of the container and keeping the rest of the liquid cool. Categories: Pottery | Stub ... Evaporation is the process whereby atoms or molecules in a liquid state (or solid state if the substance sublimes) gain sufficient energy to enter the gaseous state. ...


The word for this contain comes from the Arabic word al-karaz, meaning a pitcher. Arabic (العربية al-arabiyyah, or less formally arabi) is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ...


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anelkis and Dalia were walking back to their La Alcarraza on the main jeep road after swimming in one of the swimming places during one of the school vacations when they ran into their neighbor Tony, the son of the chief of police, who was about 20.
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