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Cup (unit) facts for kids

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Simple Measuring Cup
A measuring cup, hold one cup. It also has marks for fluid ounces and millilitres.

The cup is a unit of measure in the U.S. customary system. It is defined as 8 fluid ounces.

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  • Gradiations on Coffee Carafe

    Coffee carafe showing gradations for measuring water (right) and brewed coffee (left) in multiples of non-standard US customary cups.

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Taza (unidad de volumen) para niños

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