ジョッキ
Meanings
1
beer mug; stein; tankard
A large, sturdy glass or ceramic mug with a handle, typically used for serving beer. The Japanese word is a loan from English 'jug', but its meaning has narrowed to refer specifically to a beer mug.
from English jug
I like drinking beer from a chilled mug.
The clerk lined up the beer mugs on the counter.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉をジョッキで飲むto drink something from a beer mug
Drinking draft beer from a mug is one of the pleasures of summer.
- ジョッキを合わせるto clink beer mugs together in a toast
We all clinked our beer mugs together and toasted.
- ジョッキ〈数〉杯a certain number of mugs (of beer)
He downed as many as three mugs of beer in one night.