lagoena

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noun

A Roman flagon: a narrow-necked vessel with a handle and a flat base, often used for wine; a decanter, jug (made by the Romans of various materials, including glass). In Ancient Rome, wine was shipped in large vessels like the amphorae, while lesser vessels such as these lagoenae were kept at home and filled from them.

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nounlagoena (plural lagoenae)

plural lagoenae

  1. A Roman flagon: a narrow-necked vessel with a handle and a flat base, often used for wine; a decanter, jug (made by the Romans of various materials, including glass). In Ancient Rome, wine was shipped in large vessels like the amphorae, while lesser vessels such as these lagoenae were kept at home and filled from them.

Origin

  1. Latinlagoena
  2. Englishlagoena

From Latin lagoena.

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APA

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

MLA

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

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

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