poculo

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Italian

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin pōculum, pōclum from Proto-Italic *pōtlom, from Proto-Indo-European *péh₃tlom, derived from the root *peh₃- (to drink). Cognate with Hindi पात्र (pātra) and Irish ól.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔ.ku.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ɔkulo
  • Hyphenation: pò‧cu‧lo

Noun

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poculo m (plural poculi)

  1. (Ancient Rome) container, vessel
    Synonym: recipiente
  2. (archaeology) poculum (cup-shaped drinking vessel)
  3. (literary, rare) cup, chalice, goblet
    Synonyms: bicchiere, calice
  4. (literary, rare) drink, beverage
    Synonyms: bevanda, (literary, archaic) poto
    • 1619, Michelangelo Buonarroti the Younger, La fiera[1], published 1726, page 88:
      Vieni ſciocco, e guardiam ſe fuor di porta, ¶ Se per quell'oſterie ſtia mercanteſſa ¶ A 'ncaparrar l'amor de' paſſeggieri, ¶ Ciurmatrice di poculi amatorj.
      Come, you fool, and let's make sure if outside, in those taverns, is a merchantess selling the love of passersby, a breweress of love potions.
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Further reading

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  • poculo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

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Latin

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Noun

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pōculō

  1. dative/ablative singular of pōculum