bicchiere

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Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bikˈkjɛ.re/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Audio (un bicchiere):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛre
  • Hyphenation: bic‧chiè‧re

Noun

bicchiere m (plural bicchieri)

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

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