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Webster 1913 Edition

Calice

Cal′ice

,
Noun.
[See
Calice
.]
See
Chalice
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Calice

CALICE

,
Noun.
A cup appropriately, a communion cup, or vessel used to administer the wine in the sacrament of the Lords supper. It is used by the Roman Catholics in the mass.

Definition 2024

cálice

cálice

See also: calice

Portuguese

cálice

Alternative forms

Noun

cálice m (plural cálices)

  1. cup
  2. chalice (large drinking cup)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin calyx.

Noun

cálice m (plural cálices)

  1. (botany, anatomy) calyx

Etymology

From Old Portuguese calez, caliz, from Latin calix, from Ancient Greek κύλιξ ‎(kúlix).

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈkalisɨ/
  • Hyphenation: cá‧li‧ce

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