kylix

K5Y4L1I1X8
/ˈkaɪlɪks/

noun

An Ancient Greek drinking cup with a stem, two handles, and a broad, shallow body.

“The dig team unearthed a kylix at the site in Bergama.”

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cylix
OriginAncient Greek κύλιξ →
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Meanings

nounkylix (plural kylikes or kylixes or kylices)

plural kylikes · plural kylixes · plural kylices · alternative cylix

  1. An Ancient Greek drinking cup with a stem, two handles, and a broad, shallow body.

    The dig team unearthed a kylix at the site in Bergama.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna shallow drinking cup with two handles; used in ancient Greece

Similar
cylix
Broader
cup

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκύλιξ
  2. Ancient Greekκύλιξ
  3. Englishkylix

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κύλιξ (kúlix, “cup”).

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Translations

Afrikaans kylix
  • kylixdrinking cup
Ancient Greek κύλιξ
  • κύλιξ (kúlix)drinking cup
Arabic كيليكس
  • كيليكسdrinking cup
Catalan cílix
  • cílixdrinking cup
Chinese Mandarin 基里克斯杯
  • 基里克斯杯drinking cup
Czech kylix
  • kylixdrinking cup
Dutch kylix, ogenschaal
  • kylixdrinking cup
  • ogenschaaldrinking cup
French kylix
  • kylixdrinking cup
German Kylix
  • Kylixdrinking cup
Greek κύλικα, κύλιξ
  • κύλικα (kýlika)drinking cup
  • κύλιξ (kýlix)drinking cup
Italian kylix
  • kylixdrinking cup
Latin cylix
  • cylixdrinking cup
Polish kyliks
  • kyliksdrinking cup
Russian ки́лик
  • ки́лик (kílik)drinking cup
Spanish cílica, kílix
  • cílicadrinking cup
  • kílixdrinking cup
  • kylixdrinking cup
  • quílicedrinking cup
Ukrainian ки́лик, кі́лік
  • ки́лик (kýlyk)drinking cup
  • кі́лік (kílik)drinking cup
Cite this entry
APA

kylix. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kylix

MLA

“kylix.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kylix. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kylix,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kylix.

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