bicchiere

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin bīcārium (cf. also Old French bichier, pichier, compare modern French pichet, English beaker, pitcher, German Becher), itself possibly from bacarium, or from Ancient Greek βίκος (bíkos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bikˈkjɛre/
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  • Hyphenation: bic‧chiè‧re

Noun

bicchiere m (plural bicchieri)

  1. glass (drinking vessel), cup, tumbler (glass without stem).
    un bicchiere da vino ― a wine glass
  2. glass (quantity)
    Vuoi un bicchiere di vino? ― Do you want a glass of wine?
  3. (chemistry) beaker (laboratory vessel)

Derived terms

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