tupperware

See also: Tupperware

English

Noun

tupperware (countable and uncountable, plural tupperwares or tupperware)

  1. (uncommon) Alternative form of Tupperware.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:tupperware.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English tupperware. Genericized trademark of the American company Tupperware.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (France) /ty.pə.ʁwaʁ/, (Canada) /tɔ.pœ.ʁwɛʁ/

Noun

tupperware m (plural tupperwares)

  1. Tupperware (a plastic food-storage container)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English tupperware. Genericized trademark of the American company Tupperware.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ta.pawˈɛ(ʁ)/ [ta.paʊ̯ˈɛ(h)], /tɐ.pɐˈwɛ(ʁ)/ [tɐ.pɐˈwɛ(h)], /tɐ.poˈɛ(ʁ)/ [tɐ.poˈɛ(h)], /ta.puˈɛ(ʁ)/ [ta.pʊˈɛ(h)], (faster pronunciation) /taˈpwɛ(ʁ)/ [taˈpwɛ(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ta.pawˈɛ(ɾ)/ [ta.paʊ̯ˈɛ(ɾ)], /tɐ.pɐˈwɛ(ɾ)/, /tɐ.poˈɛ(ɾ)/, /ta.puˈɛ(ɾ)/ [ta.pʊˈɛ(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /taˈpwɛ(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ta.pawˈɛ(ʁ)/ [ta.paʊ̯ˈɛ(χ)], /tɐ.pɐˈwɛ(ʁ)/ [tɐ.pɐˈwɛ(χ)], /tɐ.poˈɛ(ʁ)/ [tɐ.poˈɛ(χ)], /ta.puˈɛ(ʁ)/ [ta.pʊˈɛ(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /taˈpwɛ(ʁ)/ [taˈpwɛ(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ta.pawˈɛ(ɻ)/ [ta.paʊ̯ˈɛ(ɻ)], /tɐ.pɐˈwɛ(ɻ)/, /tɐ.poˈɛ(ɻ)/, /ta.puˈɛ(ɻ)/ [ta.pʊˈɛ(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /taˈpwɛ(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /tɐ.pɐˈɾwɛɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /tɐ.pɐˈɾwɛ.ɾi/

Noun

tupperware m or (Brazil, also) f (plural tupperwares)

  1. Tupperware (a plastic food-storage container)

Further reading

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