Italian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin carchēsium, itself from Ancient Greek κᾰρχήσῐον (karkhḗsion, kind of drinking cup; masthead). Compare the doublet calcese (masthead).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /karˈkɛ.zjo/
  • Rhymes: -ɛzjo
  • Hyphenation: car‧chè‧sio

Noun edit

carchesio m (plural carchesi)

  1. (historical) carchesium, a kind of Greek cup or beaker particularly used for wine and ritual libations

Further reading edit

  • carchesio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin edit

Noun edit

carchēsiō

  1. dative/ablative singular of carchēsium