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cantharus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
can-tharus
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large drinking cup with two handles.

noun

A fountain or basin in the courtyard of an ancient church for worshippers to wash before entering.

Etymology

From Latin cantharus, from Ancient Greek κάνθαρος (kántharos).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: cantharus, κάνθαρος

Inflected Forms

canthari (plural) cantharuses (plural) kantharos (alternative)

Synonyms

kotyle cotyle kotylos

Questions

What does cantharus mean?
A large drinking cup with two handles.
Where does cantharus come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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