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copita

British  
/ kəˈpiːtə, koˈpita /

noun

  1. a tulip-shaped sherry glass

  2. a glass of sherry

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Etymology

Origin of copita

diminutive of copa cup

Example Sentences

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Add on a handmade copita for sipping the agave-based spirit.

From Los Angeles Times

Today, he is more focused on smaller goods that can be shipped easily, such as copita glasses used for mezcal or salt, tumblers, ashtrays and wine glasses, which he produces simultaneously by throwing off the hump.

From Los Angeles Times

Today, he is more focused on smaller goods that can be shipped easily such as copita glasses used for mezcal or salt, tumblers, ashtrays and wine glasses, which he produces simultaneously by throwing off the hump.

From Los Angeles Times

They’re gone too quickly, but Dr Clark has Japanese whiskey, too, and, who knows why, a respectable collection of mezcal by the copita.

From New York Times

I’ve sampled mezcals so different here they don’t seem to belong to the same classification of spirits: One shallow copita cup shimmered with a clear liquid from Palenqueros, a Oaxacan producer that had cooked and distilled the wild agave Mexicano until it smacked of honey and tropical grasses.

From Washington Post