xícara

/ˈʃikaɾɐ/

a noun A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
as xícaras

Meaning

  1. cup

    • Tomo uma xícara de café.

      I have a cup of coffee.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Tasse

Tasse is the German word for the same thing — both mean "cup."

Spanish

taza

taza is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "cup."

French

tasse

tasse is the French word for the same thing — both mean "cup."

Practice

1 What does xícara mean?

2 Fill the gap: Tomo uma ___ de café.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches xícara?

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