ACETABULUM Meaning of ACETABULUM in English [ac.e.tab.u.lum] n, pl -lums or -la [L, lit., vinegar cup, fr. acetum vinegar] (1661) 1: a ventral sucker of a trematode 2: the cup-shaped socket in the hipbone -- ac.e.tab.u.lar adj Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012