buttercup
English
/ˈbʌt.ə.kʌp/, /ˈbʌt.ɚ.kʌp/
noun
Definitions
- Any of many herbs, of the genus Ranunculus, having yellow flowers; the crowfoot.
- Any flower of the genus Narcissus; a daffodil.
Etymology
Compound from English butter + English cup (trophy, drinking vessel).
Origin
English
cup
Gloss
trophy, drinking vessel
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Grey Cup English
- acorn cup English
- audiocup English
- breakfastcup English
- bull butter English
- butter English
- butter-ham English
- butterable English
- butterball English
- butterbird English
- butterbur English
- butterburger English
- butterbutt English
- buttercream English
- buttercross English
- buttercrunch English
- buttercuplike English
- buttercupped English
- butterdock English
- butterer English
- butterfat English
- butterfingered English
- butterfingers English
- butterfish English
- butterfly English
- butterhead English
- butterhorn English
- butterish English
- butterleaf English
- butterless English
- butterlike English
- butterman English
- buttermilk English
- buttermint English
- butternut English
- butteroil English
- butterweed English
- butterwoman English
- butterwort English
- buttery English
- clarified butter English
- cookie butter English
- cup English
- cup-shot English
- cupbearer English
- cupbearing English
- cupboard English
- cupcake English
- cupful English
- cuphead English
- cupholder English
- cupless English
- cuplike English
- cupmaker English
- cupman English
- cupper English
- cupping English
- cuppy English
- cupster English
- cupsworth English
- cupule English
- cupward English
- cupwise English
- demicup English
- drinking-cup English
- earcup English
- eggcup English
- eyecup English
- goldcup English
- kingcup English
- leafcup English
- macrocup English
- minicup English
- mossycup English
- nonbutter English
- oilcup English
- peanut butter cup English
- skullcup English
- sneak-cup English
- suncup English
- supercup English
- tailcup English
- teacup English
- uncup English
- winecup English
- cup Finnish
- Butter German
- Cup German
- boter Dutch, Flemish
- cup Norwegian Bokmål
- cup noodles Portuguese
- cup Swedish
- カップ Japanese
- バター Japanese
- cup Norwegian Nynorsk
- buter Middle English
- cuppe Middle English
- butero Esperanto
- botter Afrikaans
- קאפ Hebrew (modern)
- 白脫 Chinese
- máilmmicup Northern Sami
- 버터 Korean
- 컵 Korean
- ibhotela Zulu
- bōta Marshallese
- bata Tok Pisin
- bata prut Tok Pisin
- kap Tok Pisin
- waiūpaka Hawaiian
- Koppche Pennsylvania German
- kɔpɩ Farefare
- cup
- cuppy
- uncup
- teacup
- eyecup
- cupman
- butter
- suncup
- cupful
- cupper
- earcup
- eggcup
- cupule
- oilcup
- buttery
- cupward
- cupster
- cupcake
- leafcup
- cupping
- demicup
- cupless
- cuphead
- tailcup
- kingcup
- cuplike
- goldcup
- cupwise
- minicup
- winecup
- supercup
- butterer
- cupmaker
- mossycup
- skullcup
- cupboard
- macrocup
- cup-shot
- Grey Cup
- audiocup
- cupholder
- cupsworth
- butterfat
- sneak-cup
- butterish
- cupbearer
- acorn cup
- butternut
- butteroil
- butterbur
- nonbutter
- butterfly
- butterman
- butterbird
- butterlike
- butterfish
- buttermilk
- butterleaf
- butterdock
- butterball
- butter-ham
- butterless
- butterable
- butterwort
- butterhead
- buttermint
- butterhorn
- butterbutt
- butterweed
- cupbearing
- buttercream
- bull butter
- buttercross
- butterwoman
- buttercrunch
- drinking-cup
- buttercupped
- breakfastcup
- butterburger
- buttercuplike
- cookie butter
- butterfingers
- butterfingered
- clarified butter
- peanut butter cup