martaban

noun

mar·​ta·​ban

¦märtə¦bän,

-ban

plural -s

: a large green glazed pottery jar originally made in lower Burma and used especially for domestic storage (as of water or food)

Word History

Etymology

from Martaban, town in Burma

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