œnophorum

noun

A vessel (such as a jug or basket) for holding or transporting wine or wine bottles.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:œnophorum.”

OriginAncient Greek οἰνόφορον →
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Meanings

nounœnophorum (plural œnophora)

plural œnophora

  1. historicalobsoleteA vessel (such as a jug or basket) for holding or transporting wine or wine bottles.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:œnophorum.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekοἰνόφορον
  2. Englishœnophorum

From œno- + -phor + -um, from Ancient Greek οἰνόφορον (oinóphoron), related to οἶνος (oînos, “wine”).

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APA

œnophorum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C5%93nophorum

MLA

“œnophorum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C5%93nophorum. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “œnophorum,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C5%93nophorum.

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