WotD: paper cup

[muckefuck]

1. der Pappbecher
2. de kartonnen beker
3. el vaso de papel
4. el got de paper
5. le gobelet carton
6. y cwpan/dysgl papur
7. an cupán páipéir
8. 종이컵
9. 紙杯 zhǐbēi

Notes: The inspiration for this post was a visit to Chipotle last Friday. Instead of buying a drink, I almost always ask for "una copa pa' agua". Every single time up until the last, I'd always been handed a paper cup without any comment. But the big itchwoot-shaped cutie who's not normally working the register asked me politely, "¿un vaso para agua?" and made me wonder if I'd been getting it wrong all this time.

The answer, naturally, is "yes". In Standard Spanish, copa designates several things, including a trophy (e.g. Copa Mundial "World Cup"), a goblet, and a snifter; what is does not designate, however, is a disposable drinking vessel. I can only conclude from the naturalness with which I was understood before that copa is a Spanglish equivalent for "cup" in the same way as carpeta for "carpet" or aplicación for "application". At least I realised this before returning to Spain!

Comments

[gorkabear.livejournal.com]

Absolutely not, LOL
But it's great spanglish
I have a problem with it. I either speak English or speak Spanish - but I can't mix them!

[muckefuck.livejournal.com]

¿No es posible vacunar una carpeta contra viruses y troyanos?

És lo mismo amb el castellà i el català? Un o l'altre, però no los mesclas nunca?

[gorkabear.livejournal.com]

How can you vaccine a folder against viruses and trojans?

De cualquier modo, un antivirus te protege todo el sistema, no sólo una carpeta (I'm more old skool and I still use the DOS term: directorio/subdirectorio).

Sí, sí barregem molt el català i el castellà. Però només paraules molt concretes i sempre de manera original. Només s'adapten per a la pronunciació o denota que el parlant té un nivell educatiu baix.