cupful

Meaning

1. The amount necessary to fill a cup.
2. A half pint, i.e. eight ounces

Synonyms

cup

glass

cuppa

drinking glass

Translations

tasse

φλιτζάνι

taza

الفنجان

chávena

xícara

tazza

φλυτζάνια

pleine tasse

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: copful

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: Kopful

Cognate with Western Frisian: kopfol

In summary

From Middle English copful, copfull, cupfulle, cuppefulle, equivalent to cup + -ful. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Kopful (“cupful”), West Frisian kopfol (“cupful”).