コップ
こっぷ
noun
glass, cup
1.
glass, cup (drinking vessel)
A drinking vessel, typically made of glass but can also be plastic. Used for water, juice, and other cold beverages.
コップ is a drinking glass, typically without a handle.
ETYMOLOGY:
Borrowed from Dutch 'kop' (cup), not English. Usually written in katakana.
CONTRAST WITH カップ:
- コップ: handleless drinking glass (for water, juice, etc.)
- カップ: cup with handle (coffee cup, tea cup)
- グラス: wine glass, elegant glassware
COMMON PATTERNS:
- コップに水を入れる: to pour water into a glass
- コップで飲む: to drink from a glass
- コップ一杯: one glass (of something)
- コップが割れる: the glass breaks
COMPOUNDS:
- 紙コップ: paper cup
- プラスチックコップ: plastic cup