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aryballos

aryballos noun: a small Ancient Greek flask used to hold perfume or oil.

Noun

aryballos (plural aryballoses or aryballoi)

  1. A small Ancient Greek flask used to hold perfume or oil.
  2. An Incan ceramic vessel with long neck, bulbous body, two handles, and pointed bottom.

Forms of aryballos

pluralaryballoses
pluralaryballoi

Origin of aryballos

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀρύβαλλος (arúballos).

Questions about aryballos

What does aryballos mean?
Aryballos means a small Ancient Greek flask used to hold perfume or oil.
What part of speech is aryballos?
Aryballos is a noun.
What is the plural of aryballos?
The plural of aryballos is aryballoses.

Words near aryballos in the dictionary

  1. Aryavarta
  2. aryballi
  3. aryballo
  4. aryballoi
  5. aryballoid
  6. aryballos
  7. aryballoses
  8. aryballus
  9. Arye
  10. Aryeh
  11. aryepiglottal

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