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glassie

9.9

A small drinking glass used for juice or water

noun
/ˈɡlæsi/

: vaso

This glassie is too small for my drink!

Examples

Could you hand me that glassie on the counter, please?
After dinner, he washed his glassie and put it back in the cupboard.
She poured some juice into a glassie for her little brother.
I can't find my favorite glassie!
She poured some juice into a glassie for her little brother.
After dinner, he washed his glassie and put it back in the cupboard.
Could you hand me that glassie on the counter, please?

Synonyms

shot glass

vsglassie

13 1.8

A small glass that holds one small drink of strong alcohol like whiskey or tequila

is informal and more general not only for single strong servings

tumbler

vsglassie

8 1.8

A glass with a flat bottom and no handle used for water or juice

is the informal word for a small version of that cup

water glass

vsglassie

4 1.0

A small glass for drinking water

is an informal term for a small cup not limited to water use

drinking glass

vsglassie

4 1.0

A container to drink from, usually for water or juice

is the informal name for a small type of that container

How Big

jug

41 1.0

mug

112 1.0

cup

846 1.0

tumbler

8 1.8

glassie

9.9

shot glass

13 1.8

Surface Forms

glassie singular

glassies plural

Morphology

glassie = glass (transparent) = glass + ie

This is a straightforward informal diminutive formation meaning a small glass.

Etymology

Glassie comes from glass plus the friendly ending -ie, so it literally means a 'little glass' and is used for a small drinking glass or tumbler.