jar (1)Italian → EnglishOxford Italian–English▻ jar1 /BrE dʒɑː , AmE dʒɑr / noun 1 vaso m, vasetto m; (large) (for sweets, pickles, preserves) barattolo m; (earthenware) giara f, orcio m, brocca f 2 British informal (drink) bicchiere m to go for a jar informal andare a bere qualcosa