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chalice

/ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.00 in modern English

Syllables
chal-ice
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪs/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large drinking cup, often having a stem and base and used especially for formal occasions and religious ceremonies.

noun

A kind of water-cooled pipe for smoking cannabis.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English chalis, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French chalice, collateral form of calice, borrowed from Latin calix, calicem (“cup”), of uncertain etymology. In view of Umbrian skalçeta (“sacrifical vessel”), perhaps from a Proto-Italic *(s)kalik-, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel-. Pokorny considered a parallel formation in Sanskrit कलश (kaláśa-, “(water-)jar, tub, pot, dish”), for Proto-Indo-European *kel-eḱ-, but De Vaan finds this unlikely. Alternatively, borrowed from Ancient Greek κύλιξ (kúlix) or an unattested variant thereof, maybe with contamination from κάλυξ (kálux, “shell, calyx”), but it is also possible that all were borrowed from related substrate words. Possible doublet of calyx and kelch. Compare Sumerian 𒃲(GAL).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪs/
  • British English: /ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪs/

Inflected Forms

chalices (plural) calice (alternative)

Derived Forms

chaliced chaliceful chalicelike chalicist enchalice

Phrases

chalice drum mixed chalice poisoned chalice

Frequently Paired Words

calyx kylix

Synonyms

goblet

Rhymes With

corvallis allis callis sallis fallis valis kalis rallis palace alice malice calais

Questions

How do you pronounce chalice?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪs/.
What does chalice mean?
A large drinking cup, often having a stem and base and used especially for formal occasions and religious ceremonies.
Where does chalice come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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