muffin cup
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1.8
- noun
- /ˈmʌfɪn kʌp/
- US
:
copa para muffins
- Divide evenly among the muffin cups, then top with about 1/2 to 3/4.
- muffin cups with batter
- bake in muffin cups
- fill muffin cups
Examples
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Fill greased muffin cups two-thirds full.
Fiction book (1997) -
Add 1 teaspoon of filling to the center of each muffin cup.
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Spoon batter into muffin cups about 2/3 full.
Blog text (31) -
Spoon into well-greased muffin cups, filling to the top.
Blog text (15) -
Grease mini or regular muffin cups generously.
Blog text (31) -
I would also use small amounts like what can go into muffin cups or small (check out toy-sized pans) forms before going to regular-sized loaves.
Blog text (6) -
Spoon 1/4 cup batter into each muffin cup and bake for 25 minutes.
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For pretty, rounded muffin tops, use a small ice-cream scoop to fill the muffin cups.
Synonyms
A small cup made of paper, foil, or silicone that holds batter while baking
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Morphology
The compound 'muffin cup' is transparently built from 'muffin' (the baked good) + 'cup' (a small container), so a learner who knows both words can infer it is a small container used for muffins/cupcakes in baking. This noun–noun composition and the container sense of 'cup' are common cross-linguistically and follow standard English patterns, making the meaning predictable for a B1 learner.
Etymology
Muffin cup is a very literal name: it is a small cup that holds the batter for a muffin while it bakes. That's why the phrase means the paper, foil, or silicone 'container' that shapes and keeps a muffin in the oven.