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cup

/ˈkʌp/KUHP
/ˈkʌp/KUHP

Meaninga tub

Common meaning: a small bowl-shaped drinking vessel

Journey through time

  1. Latincūpa, -ae‘a tub, a cask’
  2. Middle Englishcuppesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa tub, a cask → a small bowl-shaped drinking vesselcup‘a small bowl-shaped drinking vessel’ · today

cup also in: cupboard

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin cūpa ‘a tub, a cask’.

Roots

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