🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

계량컵

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gyeryangkeop

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Measuring cup/ˈmɛʒ.ər.ɪŋ kʌp/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #8500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"계량컵을 사용하여 설탕을 측정하세요."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A cup marked with graduated lines used to measure the volume of liquid or bulk ingredients in cooking and baking.

    "Pour one cup of milk into the mixing bowl using a measuring cup."
  2. 2

    A standardized unit of volume equal to 8 fluid ounces or approximately 250 milliliters.

    "The recipe calls for half a measuring cup of brown sugar."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the present participle of 'measure' (from Old French 'mesurer', ultimately from Latin 'mensura') combined with 'cup' (from Late Latin 'cuppa'). The compound term emerged in the 19th century with the standardization of culinary recipes and domestic kitchen tools.

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