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nounA glass vessel used in cupping.
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cupping jarbleeding-boist
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Origin
From cupping + glass. Compare Middle English cuppinge cuppe (“cupping glass”, literally “cupping cup”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek σικύα, ἰατρική σικύα
- σικύα (sikúa)glass vessel used in cupping
- ἰατρική σικύα (iatrikḗ sikúa)glass vessel used in cupping
Arabic مِحْجَم
- مِحْجَم (miḥjam)glass vessel used in cupping
Bulgarian вендуза
- вендуза (venduza)glass vessel used in cupping
Catalan ventosa
- ventosaglass vessel used in cupping
Estonian kupuklaas
- kupuklaasglass vessel used in cupping
Finnish kuppauskuppi
- kuppauskuppiglass vessel used in cupping
French ventouse, palette
- ventouseglass vessel used in cupping
- paletteglass vessel used in cupping
German Schröpfkopf, Schröpfglas
- Schröpfkopfglass vessel used in cupping
- Schröpfglasglass vessel used in cupping
Greek βεντούζα
- βεντούζα (ventoúza)glass vessel used in cupping
Icelandic blóðkoppur, blóðhorn
- blóðkoppurglass vessel used in cupping
- blóðhornglass vessel used in cupping
Irish gibne
- gibneglass vessel used in cupping
Italian ventosa
- ventosaglass vessel used in cupping
Latin cucurbita, cucurbita ventōsa
- cucurbitaglass vessel used in cupping
- cucurbita ventōsaglass vessel used in cupping
- ventōsaglass vessel used in cupping
- cucurbitulaglass vessel used in cupping
- cucurbiculaglass vessel used in cupping
Persian کوپه
- کوپه (kupe)glass vessel used in cupping
Portuguese ventosa
- ventosaglass vessel used in cupping
Russian медици́нская ба́нка
- медици́нская ба́нка (medicínskaja bánka)glass vessel used in cupping
Spanish ventosa
- ventosaglass vessel used in cupping
Swedish koppningsglas
- koppningsglasglass vessel used in cupping
Tagalog bakam
- bakamglass vessel used in cupping
Ukrainian медична банка
- медична банка (medyčna banka)glass vessel used in cupping
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APA
cupping glass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cupping%20glass
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“cupping glass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cupping%20glass. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cupping glass,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cupping%20glass.
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