beker
Meaning
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- (masculine) beaker, cup, chalice (drinking vessel, often but not always without a handle, generally not made of glass)
- (masculine) cup (trophy)
Concepts
cup
mug
glass
beaker
goblet
vessel
tumbler
chalice
pot
tub
jar
wind chimes
Frequency
Hyphenated as
be‧ker
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbeː.kər/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch beker, from Latin bicarium, probably a diminutive of Ancient Greek βῖκος (bîkos, “amphora”). Cognate with English beaker.
New
bekeren
to convert (e.g. to a religion or ideology)
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