Cuppa
/ˈkʌp.ə/noun
An informal British, Australian, and New Zealand term for a cup of tea or another hot drink.
Did you know?Cuppa arose through the spoken reanalysis of “cup of,” especially in the phrase “a cup of tea,” rather than from an occult or ancient magical term.
Etymological Timeline
Late Latin
Latin
cuppa
“A tub, cask, or large rounded vessel; the likely source of English cup.”
Old English
Old English
cuppe
“A cup or drinking vessel, borrowed into English from Latin or a closely related Germanic form.”
Middle English
English
cup
“A small vessel used for drinking.”
19th Century
English
cup of
“A phrase commonly used for a serving of tea or another drink.”
Early 20th Century
English
cuppa
“A colloquial compressed form of “cup of,” especially meaning a cup of tea.”
Modern English
English
cuppa
“An informal term for a cup of tea or another hot beverage.”