sarissa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A long pike used in the traditional Greek phalanx formation.

Word forms

sarissa sarissas sarissae sarisa

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σάρισσα (sárissa).

Related words

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