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Estonian recipes measure in decilitres, a unit almost unused elsewhere: one decilitre is exactly 100 millilitres, a tenth of a litre — which is why foreign cup measures cause confusion here.

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0.264172 gal

millilitre (ml): 1,000
centilitre (cl): 100
decilitre (dl): 10
litre (l): 1
cubic metre (m³): 0.001
teaspoon (metric) (tl): 200
tablespoon (metric) (sl): 66.6667
teaspoon (US) (tsp (US)): 202.8841
tablespoon (US) (tbsp (US)): 67.628
cup (US) (cup): 4.2268
pint (pt): 2.1134
gallon (UK) (gal UK): 0.219969

Rates and thresholds

1 decilitre: 100 ml = 0.1 l
1 litre: 10 dl = 1000 ml
1 cubic metre: 1000 litres
1 US gallon: 3.785412 l
1 US cup: 236.59 ml ≈ 2.4 dl

How many millilitres are in a decilitre?

Exactly 100 millilitres. A litre holds ten decilitres, so 2.5 dl is 250 ml and 0.5 dl is 50 ml. Estonian recipes use decilitres as standard while packaging and medicine are labelled in millilitres — the same quantities an order of magnitude apart.

How many decilitres is an American cup?

One US cup is 236.59 millilitres, about 2.4 decilitres. In practice people substitute 2.5 dl, which is close enough for most baking — though in yeast doughs and macarons a four percent error can show. The British cup is different again.

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