teacup
A small cup, usually with a handle, commonly used for drinking teaA small cup, usually with a handle, commonly used for drinking tea; normally sits in a saucer as part of a tea set.
Meaning
2 sensesA small cup, usually with a handle, commonly used for drinking tea; normally sits in a saucer as part of a tea set.
Teetasse
ча́йная ча́шкаčájnaja čáška, ча́шкаčáška
A unit of measure; a teacupful.
- a cup from which tea is drunk
- as much as a teacup will hold
Examples
36 sentencesThis teacup is translucent.
Ця чайна чашка напівпрозора. — deniko
The edge of that teacup is chipped.
There is a small teacup and an egg on the table.
I'm tired. I just want to go on the teacup ride and take it easy.
deIch bin erschöpft, deshalb werde ich es ruhig angehen lassen und ins Teetassenkarussel einsteigen. — lilygilder
Tom clearly hopes that Mary won't notice that he broke one of her expensive teacups.
deTom hofft inbrünstig, dass Maria nicht merkt, dass er eine ihrer teuren Teetassen zu Bruch gehen ließ. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From tea + cup.From tea + cup.
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Forms
plural: teacupsSynonyms
1 synonyms- as much as a teacup will hold:teacupful
Word family
5 related wordsSee also
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