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Hebrew
Etymology
Borrowed from English cup.
Noun
קאפ • (káp) m
- Used as a translation of 'cup' in various proper nouns, especially names of soccer tournaments.
- יורופ־קאפ ― yúrop-káp ― Europe Cup
- cup (bra)
- 2010 July 19, “הלוחשות לציצים: איך קרה שמידת החזייה הנשית לא מפסיקה לגדול?” (translation of Alice Fisher, “Why are British women's breasts getting bigger?”), nrg Maariv:
חנויות כלבו רבות הגדילו את טווח מידות הקאפים שהן מציעות כדי לענות על הדרישה התופחת והולכת.- khanuyót kólbo rabót higdílu ét t'vákh midót hakápim shehén matsi'ót k'déi la'anót ál had'rishá hatofákhat v'holékhet.
- Many department stores have increased the range of cup sizes on offer to meet the ballooning demand.
- 2013 June 11, “איך תבחרי את החזייה הנכונה?” (translation of Stephanie Clifford, “A New Step in Wrestling With the Bra”), Haaretz online:
הן נעות ממותג למותג, מחצי־קאפ לסטרפלס, […]- hen na'ót mimutág l'mutág, mikhatsí-káp l'stráples,
- varying from brand to brand, from demi-cup to strapless —
- 2015 April 26, “מה צריך לדעת לפני שקונים חזייה ראשונה?” (má tsaríkh ladá'at lifnéi shekoním khaziyá rishoná?, “What do you need to know before buying your first bra?”), Ynet:
ברגע שהחזה גדל מעבר לקאפ B מומלץ […]- baréga shehakhazé gadél me'éver l'káp B mumláts
- As soon as the chest grows past a B cup it is recommended
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Yiddish
Noun
קאפ • (kop)
- (nonstandard) Unpointed form of קאָפּ (kop).