Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: cups
IPA transcription: [k'ʌps]
Usage examples
  • He had drunk two cups of chocolate.
  • For every cup of rice have about eight cups of water.
  • Drain off the water and pour over the rice several cups of cold water.
  • Heat 2 tablespoonfuls of butter; add 1 onion chopped and 2 cups of tomatoes.
  • Pat a tea-spoonful in a pot that will hold about two cups, and pour boiling water on it.
  • Cook until the sugar melts and begins to bubble; then quickly add two cups of boiling water.
  • Stir in six ounces of flour. Then add two cups of milk and cook until the mixture is thick and smooth.
  • However, on the third night the soldier carried away one of the golden cups as a token of where he had been.
  • Baked in small cups, this makes very pretty little puddings, and should be eaten with the same accompaniments as above.
  • Two cups of rice will be the right amount to use with two pounds of meat. Use the same method that is used in making chicken pullao.