cottabus

English

Alternative forms

• kottabos

Etymology

From Latin cottabus, from Ancient Greek κότταβος (kóttabos).

Noun

cottabus (uncountable)

1. An ancient game played by throwing wine at metal disks or pans, trying to knock them down or make them sink in a basin of water.

Translations

an ancient game

• Greek:

  Ancient: κότταβος m (kóttabos)