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calice

chalice, goblet

noun KAH-lee-cheh Rare

Origin: Latin calix (cup)

Usage Note

Calice is used both for a liturgical chalice in religious contexts and for a wine glass with a stem in everyday Italian. In botany it also refers to the calyx of a flower. The plural is regular: calici.

Examples

"Il sacerdote alzò il calice sull'altare."

Natural Translation

The priest raised the chalice over the altar.

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