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Meaning of Teacup | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈtiː.kʌp

Definitions

  1. A small cup, usually with a handle, commonly used for drinking tea; normally sits in a saucer as part of a tea set.
  2. A unit of measure; a teacupful.

Equivalents

العربية قدح الشاي
Беларуская філіжанка
བོད་སྐད ཇ་དཀར
Eesti teetass
Français tasse à thé
Gaeilge cupán tae
Bahasa Indonesia cawan
日本語 湯呑み 湯飲み 茶碗
한국어 다완 찻잔
Kurdî çawan
Bahasa Melayu cawan
Nederlands theekopje
Polski filiżanka
Português chávena xícara
Română ceașcă
Svenska tekopp
Tiếng Việt trà oản

Examples

“"There isn't wind enough to capsize a tea-cup in a gutter," said Rasmus, and shifted his chew of tobacco with a little black chalk pipe, while he looked around him on all sides.”

CEFR level

C2
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