carchesio

== Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin carchēsium, itself from Ancient Greek κᾰρχήσῐον (kărkhḗsĭon, “kind of drinking cup; masthead”). Compare the doublet calcese (“masthead”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /karˈkɛ.zjo/ Rhymes: -ɛzjo Hyphenation: car‧chè‧sio === Noun === carchesio m (plural carchesi) (historical) carchesium, a kind of Greek cup or beaker particularly used for wine and ritual libations === Further reading === carchesio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Latin == === Noun === carchēsiō dative/ablative singular of carchēsium