tsp
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- noun
- /tiːˈspoon/
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- For the sauce, mix 1 tsp of mustard with 2 tsp of honey.
- 1 tsp
- 2 tsp
- 1/2 tsp
Examples
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Add a pinch of rock salt to 1 tsp of ginger juice and drink it.
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I eat one tsp a day, chase it with more lemon.
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For a celiac, it is 1/8 of a tsp that can get us sick.
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I used 1/2 cup Crisco plus 3 tsp water instead of the butter.
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Boil a cup of water and put 1 tsp of marjoram in it.
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The juice of one orange and 1 tsp of orange rind.
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Prepare a tea using half a tsp of fenugreek seeds.
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So, if the recipe called for 1 tsp of baking soda, you would use 3 tsp of baking powder.
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Put half a tsp of saffron in 30 ml of boiling water.
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Add 1/2 tsp of cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg, ginger, or any sweet warming spices you desire.
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Synonyms
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A measure in recipes equal to about 5 milliliters
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An amount that fits a teaspoon for cooking or medicine
Surface Forms
Morphology
tsp = teaspoon (opaque) = t + s + p
The written form 'tsp' is an abbreviation of 'teaspoon' and does not transparently indicate the measurement unit to learners without prior knowledge.
Etymology
Tsp is short for teaspoon, from tea + spoon, and it points to the small spoon people used with tea. That's why tsp is used in recipes to mean a small measure of an ingredient.