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ewer

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈjuː.ə/
  • UK: /ˈjʊə/
  • homophone: your (one pronunciation, without pour–poor merger, rare)
  • homophone: you're (one pronunciation, without pour–poor merger)
  • US: /ˈju.ɚ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -uːə(ɹ)
  • rhymes with -ʊə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: Y UW1 ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A kind of widemouthed pitcher or jug with a shape like a vase and a handle, and originally used for carrying water.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pitcher

3

noun

Meaning 3

an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pitcher

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: vessel

Narrower terms: cream pitcher, creamer

History

Etymology

From Middle English ewer, from Anglo-Norman or Old French ewer, eawer (modern French évier), from Latin aquārium, from aqua (“water”). Doublet of aquarium.

Across languages

Translations

53 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: shtambë — widemouthed pitcher
  • Albanian: kënatë — widemouthed pitcher
  • Arabic: إِبْرِيق (ʔibrīq) — widemouthed pitcher
  • Arabic: ابريق (abrīʔ) — widemouthed pitcher
  • Armenian: սափոր (sapʻor) — widemouthed pitcher
  • Armenian: կուժ (kuž) — widemouthed pitcher
  • Bulgarian: кана (kana) — widemouthed pitcher
  • Catalan: pitxer — widemouthed pitcher
  • Crimean Tatar: quman — widemouthed pitcher
  • Czech: džbán — widemouthed pitcher
  • Czech: džbánek — widemouthed pitcher
  • Danish: kande — widemouthed pitcher
  • Dutch: lampetkan — widemouthed pitcher
  • Finnish: kannu — widemouthed pitcher
  • French: pichet — widemouthed pitcher
  • French: aiguière — widemouthed pitcher
  • French: broc — widemouthed pitcher
  • French: cruche — widemouthed pitcher
  • Georgian: დოქი (doki) — widemouthed pitcher
  • Georgian: კოკა (ḳoḳa) — widemouthed pitcher
  • German: Krug — widemouthed pitcher
  • Greek: λαγήνι (lagíni) — widemouthed pitcher
  • Hindi: कुम्भ (kumbh) — widemouthed pitcher
  • Hindi: कुंभ (kumbh) — widemouthed pitcher
  • Hindi: इब्रीक़ (ibrīq) — widemouthed pitcher
  • Hungarian: vizeskancsó — widemouthed pitcher
  • Italian: brocca — widemouthed pitcher
  • Italian: caraffa — widemouthed pitcher
  • Italian: lancella — widemouthed pitcher
  • Japanese: ピッチャー (pitchā) — widemouthed pitcher
  • Japanese: 水差し (mizusashi) — widemouthed pitcher
  • Latin: aquāle — widemouthed pitcher
  • Macedonian: бо́кал (bókal) — widemouthed pitcher
  • Middle English: ewer — widemouthed pitcher
  • Persian: سبو (sabu) — widemouthed pitcher
  • Persian: کلیزه (kelize) — widemouthed pitcher
  • Polish: dzban — widemouthed pitcher
  • Portuguese: jarro — widemouthed pitcher
  • Portuguese: jarra — widemouthed pitcher
  • Russian: кувши́н (kuvšín) — widemouthed pitcher
  • Russian: жбан (žban) — widemouthed pitcher
  • Sanskrit: कुम्भ (kumbha) — widemouthed pitcher
  • Serbo-Croatian: врч — widemouthed pitcher
  • Serbo-Croatian: ибрик — widemouthed pitcher
  • Serbo-Croatian: vrč — widemouthed pitcher
  • Serbo-Croatian: ibrik — widemouthed pitcher
  • Spanish: aguamanil — widemouthed pitcher
  • Spanish: pichel — widemouthed pitcher
  • Spanish: jofaina — widemouthed pitcher
  • Turkish: ibrik — widemouthed pitcher
  • Ukrainian: глек (hlek) — widemouthed pitcher
  • Ukrainian: глечик (hlečyk) — widemouthed pitcher
  • Ukrainian: дзбан (dzban) — widemouthed pitcher