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artesanía

craftsmanship

noun ar-teh-sah-NEE-ah Rare
Arts & Culture Visual Arts

Also means

handicrafts

Usage Note

Artesanía refers collectively to handmade goods and the craft tradition that produces them. The person who practises it is an artesano (m) or artesana (f). Unlike English 'craft', artesanía in Spanish nearly always implies a traditional or folk origin, not a hobby.

Examples

"El mercado vendía artesanía local de gran calidad."

Natural Translation

The market sold local handicrafts of great quality.

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