Phrase guide

measuring cup

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A kitchen utensil used primarily to measure the volume of liquid or bulk solid cooking ingredients.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cup, vessel, container

2

noun

Meaning 2

graduated cup used to measure liquid or granular ingredients

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: measure

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: كُوب قِيَاس (kūb qiyās) — utensil to measure the volume
  • Arabic: كاس العبار (kās l-aʕbār) — utensil to measure the volume
  • Bulgarian: мерителна чаша (meritelna čaša) — utensil to measure the volume
  • Chinese Cantonese: 量杯 (loeng4 bui1) — utensil to measure the volume
  • Chinese Mandarin: 量杯 (liángbēi) — utensil to measure the volume
  • Czech: odměrka — utensil to measure the volume
  • Czech: odměrná nádoba — utensil to measure the volume
  • Dutch: maatbeker — utensil to measure the volume
  • Estonian: mõõtekann — utensil to measure the volume
  • Finnish: mittakannu — utensil to measure the volume
  • French: verre doseur — utensil to measure the volume
  • German: Messbecher — utensil to measure the volume
  • German: Hohlmaß — utensil to measure the volume
  • Hebrew: מְשׂוּרָה (mesurá) — utensil to measure the volume
  • Italian: misurino — utensil to measure the volume
  • Japanese: 計量カップ (keiryō kappu) — utensil to measure the volume
  • Japanese: メジャーカップ (mejā kappu) — utensil to measure the volume
  • Korean: 계량컵 (gyeryangkeop) — utensil to measure the volume
  • Persian: پیمانه (peymâne) — utensil to measure the volume
  • Polish: miarka — utensil to measure the volume
  • Russian: ме́рный стака́н (mérnyj stakán) — utensil to measure the volume
  • Serbo-Croatian: mjerna čaša — utensil to measure the volume
  • Serbo-Croatian: mjerna posuda — utensil to measure the volume
  • Slovene: merilna čaša — utensil to measure the volume
  • Slovene: merilna posoda — utensil to measure the volume
  • Spanish: vaso medidor — utensil to measure the volume
  • Spanish: vasomedida — utensil to measure the volume
  • Spanish: jarra medidora — utensil to measure the volume
  • Spanish: taza dosificadora — utensil to measure the volume
  • Spanish: medidor — utensil to measure the volume
  • Spanish: medidora — utensil to measure the volume
  • Swedish: mätkopp — utensil to measure the volume
  • Swedish: måttkopp — utensil to measure the volume
  • Thai: ถ้วยตวง (tûai-dtuuang) — utensil to measure the volume
  • Turkish: dereceli kap — utensil to measure the volume
  • Ottoman Turkish: پیمانه (peymane) — utensil to measure the volume