cottabus

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noun

An ancient game played by throwing wine at metal disks or pans, trying to knock them down or make them sink in a basin of water.

OriginLatin cottabus ← Ancient Greek κότταβος →
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Meanings

nouncottabus (uncountable)

alternative cattabus · alternative kottabos

  1. uncountableAn ancient game played by throwing wine at metal disks or pans, trying to knock them down or make them sink in a basin of water.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκότταβος
  2. Latincottabus
  3. Englishcottabus

From Latin cottabus, from Ancient Greek κότταβος (kóttabos).

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Translations

Ancient Greek κότταβος
  • κότταβος (kóttabos)an ancient game
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APA

cottabus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cottabus

MLA

“cottabus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cottabus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cottabus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cottabus.

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