It is the transliteration, or figurative pronunciation, of Greek 954; 965; 955; 953; 958; (kýlix "cup"), even tighter than kilix or kylix for the liturgical chalice.
It is a word of Greek origin meaning cup. It is also called cylic, kilix, kylix or kylice. It was another of the multiple ceramic vessels used by the ancient Greeks. It was a kind of tray or fruit bowl.
Also kylix, chalice or cylic, Greek antecedent of our chalice, black ceramic Greek cup with two handles, frequently decorated inside and outside, used to drink wine mixed with water in the symposia of the classical Greeks.