ewer

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UK/ˈjuː.ə/UK/ˈjʊə/US/ˈju.ɚ/

noun

A kind of widemouthed pitcher or jug with a shape like a vase and a handle, and originally used for carrying water.

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pitcher
OriginMiddle English ewer ← Old French ewer ← Latin aquārium →
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Meanings

ewer1

nounewer (plural ewers)

plural ewers

  1. A kind of widemouthed pitcher or jug with a shape like a vase and a handle, and originally used for carrying water.

Ewer2

proper nounEwer (plural Ewers)

plural Ewers

  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring

Similar
pitcher
Broader
vessel
Also see
pitcher

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinaquārium
  2. Old Frenchewer
  3. Middle Englishewer
  4. Englishewer

From Middle English ewer, from Anglo-Norman or Old French ewer, eawer (modern French évier), from Latin aquārium, from aqua (“water”). Doublet of aquarium.

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Translations

Arabic إِبْرِيق
  • إِبْرِيق (ʔibrīq)widemouthed pitcher
Bulgarian кана
  • кана (kana)widemouthed pitcher
Catalan pitxer
  • pitxerwidemouthed pitcher
Czech džbán, džbánek
  • džbánwidemouthed pitcher
  • džbánekwidemouthed pitcher
Danish kande
  • kandewidemouthed pitcher
Dutch lampetkan
  • lampetkanwidemouthed pitcher
Finnish kannu
  • kannuwidemouthed pitcher
French pichet, aiguière
  • pichetwidemouthed pitcher
  • aiguièrewidemouthed pitcher
  • brocwidemouthed pitcher
  • cruchewidemouthed pitcher
German Krug
  • Krugwidemouthed pitcher
Greek λαγήνι
  • λαγήνι (lagíni)widemouthed pitcher
Hindi कुम्भ, कुंभ
  • कुम्भ (kumbh)widemouthed pitcher
  • कुंभ (kumbh)widemouthed pitcher
  • इब्रीक़ (ibrīq)widemouthed pitcher
Hungarian vizeskancsó
  • vizeskancsówidemouthed pitcher
Italian brocca, caraffa
  • broccawidemouthed pitcher
  • caraffawidemouthed pitcher
  • lancellawidemouthed pitcher
Japanese ピッチャー, 水差し
  • ピッチャー (pitchā)widemouthed pitcher
  • 水差し (mizusashi)widemouthed pitcher
Latin aquāle
  • aquālewidemouthed pitcher
Persian سبو, کلیزه
  • سبو (sabu)widemouthed pitcher
  • کلیزه (kelize)widemouthed pitcher
Polish dzban
  • dzbanwidemouthed pitcher
Portuguese jarro, jarra
  • jarrowidemouthed pitcher
  • jarrawidemouthed pitcher
Russian кувши́н, жбан
  • кувши́н (kuvšín)widemouthed pitcher
  • жбан (žban)widemouthed pitcher
Spanish aguamanil, pichel
  • aguamanilwidemouthed pitcher
  • pichelwidemouthed pitcher
  • jofainawidemouthed pitcher
Turkish ibrik
  • ibrikwidemouthed pitcher
Ukrainian глек, глечик
  • глек (hlek)widemouthed pitcher
  • глечик (hlečyk)widemouthed pitcher
  • дзбан (dzban)widemouthed pitcher

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ewer

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Sounds the same

your (one pronunciation, without pour–poor merger, rare)you're (one pronunciation, without pour–poor merger)

Anagrams

wereweerrewe
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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