amphora

am·pho·ra

A0266300 (ăm′fər-ə)n. pl. am·pho·rae (-fə-rē′) or am·pho·ras A two-handled jar with a narrow neck used by the ancient Greeks and Romans to carry wine or oil.

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[Middle English, from Latin, from Greek amphoreus, short for amphiphoreus : amphi-, amphi- + phoreus, bearer (from pherein, to bear; see bher- in Indo-European roots).]

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am′pho·ral adj.

amphora

(ˈæmfərə) n, pl -phorae (-fəˌriː) or -phoras (Archaeology) an ancient Greek or Roman two-handled narrow-necked jar for oil, wine, etc[C17: from Latin, from Greek amphoreus, from amphi- + phoreus bearer, from pherein to bear]

am•pho•ra

(ˈæm fər ə)

n., pl. -pho•rae (-fəˌri)
-pho•ras. a large earthenware storage vessel of Greek and Roman antiquity, having an oval body with two handles extending from below the lip to the shoulder. [1300–50; Middle English < Latin < Greek amphoreús=am(phi)- amphi- + phoreús bearer (i.e., handle), akin to phérein to bear¹] am′pho•ral, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

amphora - an ancient jar with two handles and a narrow neck; used to hold oil or winejar - a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles

Translations

ânforaамфора