sarissa

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noun

A long pike used in the traditional Greek phalanx formation.

OriginAncient Greek σάρισσα →
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Meanings

nounsarissa (plural sarissas or sarissae)

plural sarissas · plural sarissae · alternative sarisa

  1. Ancient GreeceA long pike used in the traditional Greek phalanx formation.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσάρισσα
  2. Englishsarissa

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σάρισσα (sárissa).

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Translations

Ancient Greek σάρισσα
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Bulgarian сариса
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Finnish sarissa
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French sarisse
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Italian sarissa
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Latin sarissa
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Polish sarysa
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Russian са́рисса, са́риса
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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Sassari
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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