ティースプーン

てぃーすぷーん
noun
teaspoon
toolcooking
1. teaspoon
A small spoon for stirring tea or coffee, also used as a rough measure in cooking.
ティースプーンでかき混(ま)ぜる。
I stir it with a teaspoon.
I add a teaspoon of sugar.
The recipe said half a teaspoon, so I used the small measuring spoon instead.

In Japanese recipes the standard measure is 小(こ)さじ (5 ml), and ティースプーン usually means the actual spoon, whose capacity varies.

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