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teacup

/ˈtiː.kʌp/

teacup noun: a small cup, usually with a handle, commonly used for drinking tea; normally sits in a saucer as part of a tea set.

teacup: a small cup, usually with a handle, commonly used for drinking tea; normally sits in a saucer as...
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Noun

teacup (plural teacups)

  1. A small cup, usually with a handle, commonly used for drinking tea; normally sits in a saucer as part of a tea set.
    • "There isn't wind enough to capsize a tea-cup in a gutter," said Rasmus, and shifted his chew of tobacco with a little black chalk pipe, while he looked around him on all sides.1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 182
  2. A unit of measure; a teacupful.

Adjective

teacup (not comparable)

  1. Of an animal, smaller than average.

teacup meaning in Urdu, Bengali, Punjabi and Malay

teacup in Urdu

چائے کی پیالی

teacup in Bengali

একটি ছোট কাপ, সাধারণত হাতলযুক্ত, একটি পরিমাপের একক, একটি চায়ের কাপভর্তি পরিমাণ, কোনো প্রাণীর ক্ষেত্রে, গড় আকারের চেয়ে ছোট

teacup in Punjabi

teacup, coffee cup
ਪਿਆਲੀ piālī

teacup in Malay

cup for drinking tea
cawan
More languagesFewer languages
teacup in Indonesian
cawan
teacup in Vietnamese
chén uống trà

Forms of teacup

pluralteacups
alternative formtea-cup
alternative formtea cup

Plural of teacup: teacups

Origin of teacup

From tea + cup.

Words formed from teacup

Phrases with teacup

Questions about teacup

What does teacup mean?
Teacup means a small cup, usually with a handle, commonly used for drinking tea; normally sits in a saucer as part of a tea set.
What is teacup in Urdu?
Teacup in Urdu is چائے کی پیالی. See Teacup meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is teacup?
Teacup can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce teacup?
Teacup is pronounced /ˈtiː.kʌp/.
What is the plural of teacup?
The plural of teacup is teacups.

Words near teacup in the dictionary

  1. teachyng
  2. teacloth
  3. teacloths
  4. teacosies
  5. teacosy
  6. teacup
  7. teacup and saucer
  8. teacup dog
  9. teacup dogs
  10. teacup puppies
  11. teacup puppy

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: teacup (page history and authors); teacup (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); teacup (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਪਿਆਲੀ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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