medidas de cocina
/medidas de koθina/from spelling rules
The English phrase "cooking measurements" is translated into Spanish as medidas de cocina.
This phrase refers to the standard units and tools used to measure ingredients when preparing food. In a more technical or formal culinary context, you might use unidades de medida to refer to the specific units themselves.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, cucharita is a colloquial variation for cucharadita (teaspoon). In Argentina, you can use una cucharita as an alternative expression for a teaspoon and una cuchara sopera as an alternative expression for a tablespoon.
How does it change in a sentence?
To refer to a single cooking measurement, use the singular form medida de cocina.
How do you pronounce it?
/medidas de koθina/
Did you know?
- When a recipe calls for a 'pinch', you would use pizca, a word that can also be used figuratively to mean a 'tiny bit' of a quality, such as 'a pinch of humor'.
- The word cocina shares an ancestor with the English word 'cuisine', both stemming from the Latin 'coquere', which means 'to cook'.
- While 'cup' is a standard measurement in English, a Spanish recipe might instead use taza, which can vary in volume depending on the specific regional context or the size of the vessel used.
Examples in context
- 20 gramos de azúcar20 grams of sugar
- 250 mililitros de leche250 milliliters of milk
- 2 litros de agua2 liters of water
- 175 grados Celsius175 degrees Celsius
- Añade un chorrito de aceite de olivaAdd a dash of olive oil
- una taza de harinaA cup of flour
- un kilogramo de azúcarA kilogram of sugar
- Las medidas de cocina pueden variar según el país.Cooking measurements can vary depending on the country.
Example conversation
Daniel and María are preparing a cake in their kitchen.
- DanielMaría, no entiendo estas medidas de cocina.María, I don't understand these cooking measurements.
- MaríaEs que están en gramos, Daniel.It is because they are in grams, Daniel.
- Daniel¿Puedes ayudarme con la conversión?Can you help me with the conversion?
- MaríaSí, yo te ayudo.Yes, I will help you.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cocina, de, CC BY-SA 4.0.
