choachyte

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US/ˈkoʊəkaɪt/UK/ˈkəʊəkaɪt/

noun

an Ancient Egyptian mortuary priest responsible for pouring libations as well as providing mortuary rituals and offerings at the tombs of the dead

OriginAncient Greek χοαχύτης ← Egyptian wꜣḥ mw →
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Meanings

nounchoachyte (plural choachytes)

plural choachytes

  1. an Ancient Egyptian mortuary priest responsible for pouring libations as well as providing mortuary rituals and offerings at the tombs of the dead

Origin

  1. Egyptianwꜣḥ mw
  2. Ancient Greekχοαχύτης
  3. Englishchoachyte

From Ancient Greek χοαχύτης (khoakhútēs), from χοή (khoḗ, “libation to the dead”) + χέω (khéō, “to pour”), a calque of Egyptian wꜣḥ mw (literally “water-pourer”), from the participle of wꜣḥ (“to apply”) + mw (“water”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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