Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aryballos

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ary-bal-los
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small Ancient Greek flask used to hold perfume or oil.

noun

An Incan ceramic vessel with long neck, bulbous body, two handles, and pointed bottom.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀρύβαλλος (arúballos).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἀρύβαλλος

Inflected Forms

aryballoses (plural) aryballoi (plural)

Questions

What does aryballos mean?: A small Ancient Greek flask used to hold perfume or oil.
Where does aryballos come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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