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pro•cho•os
(prō′kō os′, prok′ō-),USA pronunciation n., pl. pro•cho•oi (prō′kō oi′, prok′ō-),USA pronunciation [Gk. and Rom. Antiq.]
- Antiquityan elongated form of the oinochoe.
- Greek próchoos, próchous, equivalent. to pro- pro-2 + choós, choûs pitcher, akin to cheîn to pour. See oinochoe
- 1840–50