How to say "mug" in Japanese

• つらCommon
  nounCovers the slang sense of 'mug' meaning a person's face, not the drinking cup. A rough, often derogatory word for the face, used when speaking bluntly or contemptuously about someone's looks.
  蛙かわずの面つらに水みず。↗

  Like water off a duck's back.
• マグ
  nounThe drinking-vessel sense: a handled cup for coffee or tea. A short form of マグカップ, and the two are largely interchangeable when you simply mean the vessel.
• マグカップ
  nounAlso names the drinking vessel: a cup with a handle, used for coffee, tea and similar drinks. The full form of マグ, and a clear choice when buying or describing one.

「つら」 covers only the slang sense of 'mug' as a rough word for someone's face; for the drinking vessel, use 「マグカップ」 or its shortened form 「マグ」, which mean the same handled cup.

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• つらface
• マグmug
• マグカップmug