taza de mantequilla
/taθa de mantekiʝa/from spelling rules
The English phrase "cup of butter" is translated into Spanish as taza de mantequilla.
How do you pronounce it?
/taθa de mantekiʝa/
Did you know?
- The word taza shares a distant Indo-European root with English words like 'textile' and 'technology'. This ancient link connects the idea of a vessel to the act of weaving.
- Because mantequilla is built on the word manteca, it shares a linguistic family with 'mantel', which is a tablecloth. Both words trace back to the idea of covering or spreading something.
- In Argentina and Uruguay, the word manteca is used for both butter and lard. A speaker from these regions would likely say taza de manteca instead of taza de mantequilla.
Examples in context
- Añade una taza de mantequilla derretida a la mezcla.Add one cup of melted butter to the mixture.
- Agrega una taza de mantequilla a la masa.Add one cup of butter to the dough.
- una taza de mantecacup of butter
- Necesito una taza de mantequilla para el pastel.I need a cup of butter for the cake.
- ¿Tienes una taza de mantequilla en la cocina?Do you have a cup of butter in the kitchen?
- Agrega una taza de mantequilla a la mezcla.Add a cup of butter to the mixture.
Example conversation
María and Javier are baking together in the kitchen.
- MaríaJavier, ¿cuánta grasa lleva esta receta?Javier, how much fat does this recipe take?
- JavierLleva exactamente una taza de mantequilla.It takes exactly one cup of butter.
- MaríaCreo que no tenemos suficiente aquí.I think we don't have enough here.
- JavierVoy a la tienda a comprar más.I will go to the store to buy more.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, mantequilla, taza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
