kantharos

or can·tha·rus

[ kan-ther-uhs ]

noun

, Greek and Roman Antiquity.

, plural kan·tha·roi [kan, -th, uh, -roi].

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of kantharos¹

First recorded in 1895–1900, kantharos is from the Greek word kántharos