rhyton

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UK/ˈɹʌɪtɒn/

noun

A container from which fluids are intended to be drunk, having one handle and usually a base in the form of a head.

OriginAncient Greek ῥυτόν →
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Meanings

nounrhyton (plural rhytons or rhyta)

plural rhytons · plural rhyta

  1. A container from which fluids are intended to be drunk, having one handle and usually a base in the form of a head.
  2. A Thracian drinking horn.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekῥυτόν
  2. Englishrhyton

Ancient Greek ῥυτόν (rhutón), ultimately from ῥέω (rhéō, “to flow”)

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Translations

Ancient Greek ῥυτόν
  • ῥυτόν (rhutón)a drinking vessel
Bulgarian рито́н
  • рито́н (ritón)a drinking vessel
Catalan ríton
  • rítona drinking vessel
Chinese Mandarin 來通 /来通
  • 來通 /来通 (láitōng)a drinking vessel
Finnish rhyton
  • rhytona drinking vessel
Greek ρυτό
  • ρυτό (rytó)a drinking vessel
Italian ritone
  • ritonea drinking vessel
Persian تکوک
  • تکوک (takôk)a drinking vessel
Polish ryton
  • rytona drinking vessel
Portuguese ritão
  • ritãoa drinking vessel
Russian рито́н
  • рито́н (ritón)a drinking vessel
Spanish ritón
  • ritóna drinking vessel

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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

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Chicago

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