コップ

Japanese
コップ: A glass containing some unidentified green beverage.

Etymology

From Dutch kop and also from Portuguese copo. Cognate (via Late Latin cuppa) with カップ (kappu), from English cup.

Pronunciation
    • (Tokyo) コップ [kòppú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [ko̞p̚pɯ̟ᵝ]

    Noun

    コップ • (koppu) 

    1. a drinking glass, a tumbler

    Usage notes

    コップ (koppu) refers specifically to glass containers (tumblers), as for water, while カップ (kappu) refers to cups with handles (mugs), as for coffee or Western tea.

    See also

    References
    1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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