🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

食器

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shokki

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Dishware/ˈdɪʃ.wɛər/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼女は夕食のために新しい食器を買いました。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The dishes, plates, and other utensils used for serving and eating food.

    "She set the table with her finest dishware for the dinner party."
  2. 2

    A collective term for items made of ceramic, glass, or plastic used for food service.

    "The dishware collection included bowls, plates, and cups."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'dishware' is derived from the combination of 'dish', which comes from the Old English 'disc', meaning a plate or bowl, and 'ware', which originates from the Old English 'waru', meaning goods or products. The usage of 'dishware' has evolved to encompass various types of tableware used for serving food.

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