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cuppa.

bar of an oil press (on which millstones were mounted); axle; barrel, cask, tun; niche in a columbarium (for ashes);

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkʊp.pa]Classical-Latin[ˈkup.pa]
  1. drinking vessel

    Late-Latin · Latin · declension-1 · feminine · vulgar
  2. barrel, cask

    Late-Latin · Latin · declension-1 · feminine · vulgar
  3. axle

    Late-Latin · Latin · declension-1 · feminine · vulgar
  4. bar of an oil press

    Late-Latin · Latin · declension-1 · feminine · vulgar
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kewp-der. Latin cūpa ▲ Frankish *koppinflu.? Latin cuppa Found in Late and Vulgar Latin. From Classical Latin cūpa (“tub, cask, vat”). Possibly influenced by Frankish *kopp (“bowl, vessel”), from Proto-Germanic *kuppaz (“round object, bowl, vessel”).

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