ciborio

See also: cibório

Galician

Alternative forms

Noun

ciborio m (plural ciborios)

  1. (ecclesiastical, architecture) ciborium (covered receptacle for holding the consecrated wafers)
  2. dome

References

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cibōrium, a borrowing from Ancient Greek κιβώριον (kibṓrion)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈbɔ.rjo/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrjo
  • Hyphenation: ci‧bò‧rio

Noun

ciborio m (plural cibori)

  1. (architecture) ciborium
  2. a fixed vaulted canopy over a Christian altar, supported on four columns
  3. a covered receptacle for holding the consecrated wafers of the Eucharist

Further reading

  • ciborio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ciborium. Doublet of cimborrio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θiˈboɾjo/ [θiˈβ̞o.ɾjo] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /siˈboɾjo/ [siˈβ̞o.ɾjo] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -oɾjo
  • Syllabification: ci‧bo‧rio

Noun

ciborio m (plural ciborios)

  1. (architecture) ciborium
  2. ciborium (cup)

Further reading