pyxis

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A small box.
2. A capsule in which the lid separates from the top of the fruit to release the seeds.
3. A nautical compass.
4. The box in which ashes are stored for Ash Wednesday.
5. acetabulum.

Synoniemen

pyxidium

motion picture

circumscissile

Vertalingen

píxide

píxida

kutu

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pyxis

Pyxis

pyxide

mücevherat kutusu

piksit

píxide

kutsal ekmak kutusu

πυξίδα

lunule

pisside

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈpɪksɪs/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Latin pyxis (“small box”). Doublet of box, piseog, and pyx.