podstakannik

Language: Russian · [pət͡stɐˈkanʲːɪk] · Pronunciation: pud-stah-KAHN-nik

Meaning

a metal holder with a handle for a glass of hot tea

The story

Pod is under and stakan is a glass: a metal holder with a handle that lets you drink scalding tea from a glass. Russian long-distance trains still serve tea in them and sell them as souvenirs. English has the cup holder, which lives in cars.

The four rounds

Which language is it from?: Russian
What does it literally say?: The thing under the glass
Where would you hear it?: A night train, tea in a glass
What does it mean?: A metal frame for a hot tea glass

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