What is the Latin word for porringer?

The usual Latin words for “porringer” are catīnus, sinus, catīllus; also scaphium. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“porringer” in Latin

catīnusa deep vessel for serving up or cooking food; a large bowl, dish, or plate sinusa bent surface; a curve, fold, hollow; a gulf, bay, bight; the chord of an arc; a sine catīllussmall bowl, dish, or plate scaphiumpot, bowl etc in the form of a boat

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

porringer

catinus, catinum; sinus (for milk or honey, Plaut.): a small porringer, catillus (Col.; catillum, Petronius); scaphium (Vitr.).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for porringer?: The usual Latin words for “porringer” are catīnus, sinus, catīllus; also scaphium. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.