Phrase guide

coffee cup

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A cup, typically a small one, in which coffee can be served.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a cup from which coffee is drunk

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cup

Narrower terms: demitasse

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 㗎啡杯 (gaa3 fe1 bui1) — cup for coffee
  • Chinese Mandarin: 咖啡杯 (kāfēibēi) — cup for coffee
  • Danish: kaffekop — cup for coffee
  • Dutch: koffiekop — cup for coffee
  • Estonian: kohvitass — cup for coffee
  • Finnish: kahvikuppi — cup for coffee
  • French: tasse à café — cup for coffee
  • German: Kaffeetasse — cup for coffee
  • Hungarian: kávéscsésze — cup for coffee
  • Icelandic: kaffibolli — cup for coffee
  • Irish: cupán caife — cup for coffee
  • Irish: caifechupán — cup for coffee
  • Japanese: コーヒーカップ (kōhīkappu) — cup for coffee
  • Korean: 커피잔 (keopijan) — cup for coffee
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kaffekopp — cup for coffee
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kaffikopp — cup for coffee
  • Polish: filiżanka — cup for coffee
  • Portuguese: xícara de café — cup for coffee
  • Russian: кофе́йная ча́шка (koféjnaja čáška) — cup for coffee
  • Swedish: kaffekopp — cup for coffee
  • Turkish: kahve fincanı — cup for coffee
  • Ukrainian: філіжа́нка (filižánka) — cup for coffee
  • Vietnamese: tách cà phê — cup for coffee
  • Welsh: cwpan coffi — cup for coffee