lakaina

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noun

An Ancient Greek pottery drinking vessel: a high two-part cup with a rim and two handles.

OriginAncient Greek λᾴκαινα →
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Meanings

nounlakaina (plural lakainai)

plural lakainai

  1. An Ancient Greek pottery drinking vessel: a high two-part cup with a rim and two handles.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekλᾴκαινα
  2. Englishlakaina

From Ancient Greek λᾴκαινα (lāíkaina), believed to stem from the shape's origin in Laconia.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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