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Webster 1913 Edition

Teacup

Tea′cupˊ

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Noun.

A small cup from which to drink tea.

Definition 2024

teacup

teacup

See also: tea-cup and tea cup

English

Alternative forms

Noun

teacup ‎(plural teacups)

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

Translations

cup for drinking tea

Chinese:
Mandarin: 茶碗 (zh) ‎(cháwǎn)
Dutch: theekopje (nl) n
Estonian: teetass
Finnish: teekuppi (fi)
French: tasse à thé (fr) f
German: Teetasse (de) f
Greek: φλιτζάνι τσαγιού n ‎(flitzáni tsagioú)
Japanese: 茶碗 (ja) ‎(ちゃわん, chawan), 湯呑み, 湯飲み ‎(yunomi)

Korean: 찻잔 (ko) ‎(chatjan)
Macedonian: чајна шолја f ‎(čájna šólja), шолја за чај f ‎(šólja za čáj)
Maori: tīkapu
Mongolian: цайны аяга ‎(tsajny ajaga)
Norwegian:

Bokmål: tekopp m

Nynorsk: tekopp m
Polish: filiżanka (pl) f
Portuguese: xícara (pt) f, chávena (pt) f
Russian: ча́йная ча́шка f ‎(čájnaja čáška), ча́шка (ru) f ‎(čáška)
Swedish: tekopp (sv)
Vietnamese: chén uống trà

Adjective

teacup ‎(not comparable)

Of an animal, smaller than average.

See also

ass over teacups