English Explanatory Dictionary

pithos

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A large ceramic jar used by certain ancient civilizations that bordered the Mediterranean.

Word forms

pithos pithoi

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πίθος (píthos).

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