tsp
tsp — abbreviation
1. a short written form of 'teaspoon' or 'teaspoonful', used in recipes and cooking
a short written form of 'teaspoon' or 'teaspoonful', used in recipes and cooking instructions to indicate how much of an ingredient is needed
Add 1 tsp of salt to the boiling water before putting in the pasta.
pattern: [number] + tsp + of + ingredient
The recipe calls for 2 tsp of vanilla extract, but Anya only had one left.
collocation: calls for [number] tsp
Each serving of this sauce contains less than half a tsp of sugar.
The doctor told Amira to take one tsp of cough syrup every four hours.
Before baking, Quan measured out two level tsp of baking powder for the cake.
- teaspoon
the full written form; 'tsp' is used in ingredient lists and short cooking instructions
- teaspoonful
the amount that fills a teaspoon; slightly more formal than the abbreviation
文法句型
[number] + tsp + of + [ingredient]
[number] + tsp + [ingredient] (directly in recipe lists)
用法筆記
Tsp is always written (never spoken aloud as 'tsp'). It is often confused with tbsp (tablespoon), which is three times larger. Always check the unit carefully in recipes.