7 letters · 14 points in Scrabble
noun an ancient jar with two handles and a narrow neck; used to hold oil or wine
originFrom Latin amphora (“large wine vessel, Roman unit of liquid measure”), from Ancient Greek ἀμφορεύς (amphoreús, “two-handled pitcher, Greek units of liquid measure”), ultimately from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀠𐀡𐀩𐀸 (a-pi-po-re-we, “carried on both sides”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0