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aryballos

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A small Ancient Greek flask used to hold perfume or oil.

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noun

Meaning 2

An Incan ceramic vessel with long neck, bulbous body, two handles, and pointed bottom.

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀρύβαλλος (arúballos).

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: арибал (aribal) — small flask used, in Ancient Greece, to contain perfume or oil
  • Catalan: aríbal — small flask used, in Ancient Greece, to contain perfume or oil
  • Finnish: aryballos — small flask used, in Ancient Greece, to contain perfume or oil
  • French: aryballe — small flask used, in Ancient Greece, to contain perfume or oil
  • German: Aryballos — small flask used, in Ancient Greece, to contain perfume or oil
  • Greek: αρύβαλλος (arývallos) — small flask used, in Ancient Greece, to contain perfume or oil
  • Italian: ariballo — small flask used, in Ancient Greece, to contain perfume or oil
  • Polish: aryballos — small flask used, in Ancient Greece, to contain perfume or oil
  • Portuguese: aríbalo — small flask used, in Ancient Greece, to contain perfume or oil
  • Russian: ариба́лл (aribáll) — small flask used, in Ancient Greece, to contain perfume or oil
  • Spanish: aríbalo — small flask used, in Ancient Greece, to contain perfume or oil