Home › Words › C › cantaritocantaritocantarito means A small, often handleless clay cup, used in Latin America, and encountered elsewhere as the vessel certain cocktails are typically served in.EtymologySpanish cantarito, diminutive of cántaro. Compare cantaro.nounA small, often handleless clay cup, used in Latin America, and encountered elsewhere as the vessel certain cocktails are typically served in.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.cantaro 70% match — A clayen pot used as a percussion instrument in South America. vs cantarito →cuplet 57% match — A small cup. vs cantarito →canakin 54% match — A little can or cup. vs cantarito →cantina 54% match — A drinking establishment, often specifically of the type found in Latin America. vs cantarito →botijo 53% match — A traditional Spanish porous clay vessel designed to hold water and to cool it by evaporation. vs cantarito →copita 53% match — A sherry glass with a tapering bowl. vs cantarito →alcarraza 53% match — a jug, pitcher, etc. made of porous earthenware. vs cantarito →paila 52% match — An earthenware bowl used as a plate in parts of South America. vs cantarito →