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Teacup

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

21 more languages
العربيةقدح الشاي
Беларускаяфіліжанка
བོད་སྐད།ཇ་དཀར
Bosanskiча̏шка
Eestiteetass
Gaeilgecupán tae
Hrvatskiча̏шка
Bahasa Indonesiacawan
한국어다완찻잔
Kurdîçawan
Bahasa Melayucawan
Nederlandstheekopje
Românăceașcă
Српскича̏шка
Svenskatekopp
Tiếng Việttrà 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
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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