Cupful
/ˈkʌp̪fl̩/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The amount necessary to fill a cup.
"Add a cupful of milk to the sauce."
- 2 the quantity a cup will hold wordnet
- 3 A half pint, i.e. eight ounces
Example
More examples"Please give me a cupful of rice."
Etymology
From Middle English copful, copfull, cupfulle, cuppefulle, equivalent to cup + -ful. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Kopful (“cupful”), West Frisian kopfol (“cupful”).