copo americano

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “American cup”. It was developed by the São Paulo-based Nadir Figueiredo company in 1947.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.pu a.me.ɾiˈkɐ̃.nu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.po a.me.ɾiˈkɐ.no/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.pu ɐ.mɨ.ɾiˈkɐ.nu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.pu ɐ.mɨ.ɾiˈka.nu/

Noun

copo americano m (plural copos americanos)

(Brazil) a specific model of faceted drinking glass with 190 ml capacity.