canephora

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noun

A caryatid supporting a basket on her head.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nouncanephora (plural canephoras)

plural canephoras · alternative canephor · alternative canephore · alternative canephoros

  1. architectureA caryatid supporting a basket on her head.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκανηφόρος
  2. Englishcanephora

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κανηφόρος (kanēphóros).

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Translations

French canéphore
  • canéphorecaryatid
Italian canefora
  • caneforacaryatid
Norwegian Bokmål kanefor
  • kaneforcaryatid
Portuguese canéfora
  • canéforacaryatid
Spanish canéfora
  • canéforacaryatid
Cite this entry
APA

canephora. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canephora

MLA

“canephora.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canephora. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “canephora,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canephora.

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