carchesio

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin carchēsium, itself from Ancient Greek κᾰρχήσῐον (karkhḗsion, “kind of drinking cup; masthead”). Compare the doublet calcese (“masthead”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /karˈkɛ.zjo/
  • Rhymes: -ɛzjo
  • Hyphenation: car‧chè‧sio

Noun

carchesio m (plural carchesi)

  1. (historical) carchesium, a kind of Greek cup or beaker particularly used for wine and ritual libations

Further reading
  • carchesio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Noun

carchēsiō

  1. dative/ablative singular of carchēsium
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