alquitara

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alkiˈtaɾa/ [al.kiˈt̪a.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -aɾa
• Syllabification: al‧qui‧ta‧ra

Etymology 1

From alcatara, from Andalusian Arabic قطارة (qaṭṭára), from Arabic قَطَّارَة (qaṭṭāra).

Noun

alquitara f (plural alquitaras)

1. still (device for distilling liquids)

   Synonym: alambique

Derived terms

• alquitarar

Descendants

• → Tagalog: alkitara

Etymology 2

Verb

alquitara

1. inflection of alquitarar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “alquitara”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025