jar
/dʒɑr/ n [C] (CONTAINER)Definition
› a cylindrical container, usually made of glass, with a wide top opening, and used esp. for storing food, or the amount held by such a container: a jar of pickles/mayonnaise He poured half the jar into his cup.
(Definition of jar n (CONTAINER) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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