n., pl., -gi·i (-jē-ī').
- (Abbr. c. or cong.) Pharmacology. A gallon.
- An ancient Roman measure for liquids, equal to about seven eighths of a U.S. gallon (3.3 liters).
[Middle English, a liquid measure, from Latin, from Greek konkhion, diminutive of konkhē, konkhos, shellful.]





