Rhyton
noun, plural rhyta
[rahy-tuh] /ˈraɪ tə/ (Show IPA)
1.
an ancient Greek drinking horn, made of pottery or metal, having a base in the form of the head of a woman or animal.
noun (pl) -ta (-tə)
1.
(in ancient Greece) a horn-shaped drinking vessel with a hole in the pointed end through which to drink
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