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Meaning of cantharus | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B2
[ˈkan.tʰa.rʊs]

Definitions

  1. a large drinking vessel with handles hanging down, tankard
    declension-2, masculine
  2. a kind of sea-fish, possibly a black seabream (Spondyliosoma cantharus)
    declension-2, masculine
  3. a lug of a water-pipe in the form of a tankard
    declension-2, masculine

Equivalents

Bosanski ćup
English cup
Hrvatski ćup
Српски ćup

Examples

“a. 224, Dig. 30, 1, 41, § 11 Ulpianus libro vicesimo primo ad Sabinum Sed automataria aut siquis canthari, per quos aquae saliunt, poterunt legari, maxime si impositicii sunt.”

But if water machines or water-noses through which water springs can be legated then the like if they are attached.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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