Meaning
glass
- drinking glass
- glassful
In a sentence
Vuoi un bicchiere d'acqua fresca?
Do you want a glass of cold water?
Ho rotto un bicchiere in cucina stamattina.
I broke a glass in the kitchen this morning.
Il bicchiere è sul tavolo.
The glass is on the table.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| bicchiere | masculine · singular |
| bicchieri | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use bicchiere for a drinking glass. For a stemmed wine glass, say calice; for a cup with handle, tazza.
- In restaurants, un bicchiere di vino usually means one glassful, not the container itself.
- For laboratory contexts, becher is also common in technical Italian; bicchiere sounds more general or non-specialist.