PROCHOOS Definition & Meaning

prochoos

[ proh-koh-os, prok-oh- ]

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noun

Greek and Roman Antiquity.

plural prochooi

an elongated form of the oinochoe.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of prochoos¹

1840–50; < Greek próchoos, próchous, equivalent to pro- pro- ² + choós, choûs pitcher, akin to ��î�� to pour. See oinochoe

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Thus we have the pithos and amphora for storing wine, the krater for mixing it, the psykter for cooling it, the kyathos for ladling it out, and the oinochoe or prochoos for pouring it out; the hydria was used for fetching water from the well.

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