Meanings
tbsp1
plural tbsps · alternative tbs · alternative tbs. · alternative Tbsp · alternative Tbsp. · alternative tbsp.
- abbreviationAbbreviation of tablespoon, a unit of measurement.
Add 3 tbsp of grilling sauce for every pound of chicken.
Tbsp2
- alternativeAlternative form of tbsp.
2 tsp vinegar / 2 Tbsp 1% milk
2011, Sandi Richard, Eating Forward: The New Way to Create Amazing & Easy Family Dinners, Cochrane, Alta.: Cooking for the Rushed Inc., →ISBN, page 502 more examples
1 tsp vanilla extract (optional) / 1 Tbsp sweetener
2012, Kelly Lester, Cooking with Trader Joe’s Cookbook: Easy Lunch Boxes, Encinitas, Calif.: Brown Bag Publishers, →ISBN, page 52To increase the umami taste, splash 1 Tbsp of soy or tamari sauce on the broccolini once they’re cooked, and swap the fine salt out for an umami-infused salt.
2020, Nik Sharma, The Flavor Equation: The Science of Great Cooking Explained + More than 100 Essential Recipes, Chronicle Books, →ISBN, page 214
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Origin
Capitalized, while leaving tsp in lower case, to emphasize that the larger tablespoon, rather than the smaller teaspoon, is wanted.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish rkl
- rklabbreviation for tablespoon
French c. à s.
- c. à s.abbreviation for tablespoon
Greek κσ
- κσ (ks)abbreviation for tablespoon
Hungarian ek.
- ek.abbreviation for tablespoon
Icelandic msk.
- msk.abbreviation for tablespoon
Swedish msk
- mskabbreviation for tablespoon
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Cite this entry
tbsp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tbsp
“tbsp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tbsp. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tbsp,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tbsp.
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