prochoos

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

noun

, Greek and Roman Antiquity.

, plural pro·cho·oi [proh, -koh-oi, prok, -oh-],

1. an elongated form of the oinochoe.

Word History and Origins

Origin of prochoos¹

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

Example Sentences

The prochoos (Figs. 178 and 179) was also a jug, either with or without a handle, for either water or wine.

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