French word

chope

Pronunciation

IPA/ʃɔp/

Meaning

  • feminine nounbeer mug

Example

Elle a renversé sa chope par accident.

She accidentally knocked over her beer mug.

Illustration for chope (beer mug)

More examples

Il a rempli sa chope de bière.

He filled his mug with beer.

Core concept

A thick-handled beer mug lifted for a toast in a bar or brasserie.

Common phrases

  • une chope de bière

    a mug of beer

  • prendre une chope de bière

    drink a mug of beer

  • renverser sa chope

    spill one's beer mug

Similar words

verre: A glass cup for holding and drinking beverages.
mug: A ceramic cup with a handle, mainly used for coffee.
gobelet: A paper or plastic cup intended for one-time use.

Definition in French

Grand verre ou récipient à anse, souvent épais, employé pour servir de la bière au bar ou à la brasserie.

Word origin

French chope comes from German Schoppen, a borrowed term for a measure or serving vessel that became associated with a beer mug.

Usage tips

  • Chope is feminine, so the usual phrase is une chope de bière, and its final e is silent.

Related words

  • chopernabverb
  • chopécaughtadjective

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