Synonyms of flagon

flagon

noun

ˈfla-gən 

as in pitcher

a handled container for holding and pouring liquids that usually has a lip or a spout

brought a flagon of wine to the table

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pitcher
• jug
• bottle
• cup
• ewer
• flask
• bucket
• tankard
• decanter
• carafe
• pail
• pot
• stein
• kettle
• beaker
• mug
• canteen
• jorum
• stoup
• teakettle
• vessel
• fiasco
• watering can
• watering pot
• cruse

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flagon

After helping one of the Dutchmen lug a keg of liquor to the game, Rip drinks several flagons, passes out, and wakes up two decades later. — John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025

Under a vaulted ceiling, academics, museum workers, and the octopus-curious passed around a flagon of Kraken Rum. — Pearse Anderson, WIRED, 2 Jan. 2023

Reiche interjected that the resulting settlement contract is the first contract he's ever signed that included specific language about bees and about how many jars of honey must be exchanged per month for flagons of mead. — Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 11 June 2019