cantharus
[ kan-ther-uh s ]
/ ˈkæn θər əs /
noun, plural can·tha·ri [kan-thuh-rahy] /ˈkæn θəˌraɪ/.
Origin of cantharus
< Latin < Greek
kántharos
Words nearby cantharus
Definition for cantharus (2 of 2)
kantharos
or can·tha·rus
[ kan-ther-uh s ]
/ ˈkæn θər əs /
noun, plural kan·tha·roi [kan-thuh-roi] /ˈkæn θəˌrɔɪ/. Greek and Roman Antiquity.
a deep bowl set upon a stem terminating in a foot and having two handles rising from the brim and curving downward to join the body.
Origin of kantharos
First recorded in 1895–1900,
kantharos is from the Greek word
kántharos