Meanings
nounaryballos (plural aryballoses or aryballoi)
plural aryballoses · plural aryballoi
- A small Ancient Greek flask used to hold perfume or oil.
Origin
- Ancient Greekἀρύβαλλος
- Englisharyballos
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀρύβαλλος (arúballos).
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Bulgarian арибал
- арибал (aribal)small flask used, in Ancient Greece, to contain perfume or oil
Catalan aríbal
- aríbalsmall flask used, in Ancient Greece, to contain perfume or oil
Finnish aryballos
- aryballossmall flask used, in Ancient Greece, to contain perfume or oil
French aryballe
- aryballesmall flask used, in Ancient Greece, to contain perfume or oil
German Aryballos
- Aryballossmall flask used, in Ancient Greece, to contain perfume or oil
Greek αρύβαλλος
- αρύβαλλος (arývallos)small flask used, in Ancient Greece, to contain perfume or oil
Italian ariballo
- ariballosmall flask used, in Ancient Greece, to contain perfume or oil
Polish aryballos
- aryballossmall flask used, in Ancient Greece, to contain perfume or oil
Portuguese aríbalo
- aríbalosmall flask used, in Ancient Greece, to contain perfume or oil
Russian ариба́лл
- ариба́лл (aribáll)small flask used, in Ancient Greece, to contain perfume or oil
Spanish aríbalo
- aríbalosmall flask used, in Ancient Greece, to contain perfume or oil
Cite this entry
APA
aryballos. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aryballos
MLA
“aryballos.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aryballos. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aryballos,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aryballos.
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