No. 3,711 in Portuguese
xícara
Cup.
In a sentence
Eu quero uma xícara de chá, por favor.
I would like a cup of tea, please.
Here 'xícara' is used to indicate a container used for drinking tea.
A xícara está quebrada.
The cup is broken.
In this sentence, 'xícara' refers to the object itself that is damaged.
Ela comprou um jogo de xícaras novas ontem.
She bought a set of new cups yesterday.
Here, 'xícara' indicates the units in a set for serving beverages, emphasizing the new purchase.
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