teacupful

5.3

An amount a teacup can hold, often for recipes

noun
/ˈtiːˌkʌp.fəl/

: taza de té

She poured a teacupful of tea.

Examples

Add a teacupful of sugar!
Add a teacupful of milk to the mixture and stir well.
She measured out a teacupful of flour for the cake.
The recipe calls for one teacupful of sugar.
Make sure to add a teacupful of teacupful of sugar to the mixture before baking.
She poured a teacupful of soup for her dinner.
The recipe calls for a teacupful of flour to make the dough.

Synonyms

cupful

vsteacupful

2 1.7

The amount that fills a cup used for measuring

refers to the same amount but tied to a specific small drinking vessel

teacup

vsteacupful

1 1.0

An amount equal to what a small cup holds used in cooking

uses a measuring-form ending to name the identical amount

How Much

pint

6 1.0

cup

609 1.0

teacupful

5.3

tablespoon

99 1.0

teaspoon

83 1.0

Surface Forms

teacupful singular

teacupfuls plural

Morphology

teacupful = teacup (transparent) = tea + cup + ful

Formed by adding the measuring suffix '-ful' to the compound noun 'teacup', producing an amount equal to what a teacup holds.

Etymology

Teacupful is built from tea, cup, and the ending -ful, and it means 'as much as a teacup can hold'. Think of the common word cupful — a teacupful is simply a small cupful used as a quick measure in recipes.