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Pronunciation / Transliteration: purasuchikku yōki
"残った料理をプラスチック容器に入れました。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A brand of plastic containers used for storing food, or any similar plastic food storage container with a tight-fitting lid.
"She packed the leftover soup in a Tupperware container for lunch." - 2
Plastic food storage boxes collectively.
"The kitchen cabinet is completely full of mismatched Tupperware and lids."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the surname of its inventor, American chemist Earl Tupper, combined with the word 'ware' (meaning manufactured articles). Developed in the 1940s, the term originally referred to his pioneering lightweight, polyethylene plastic containers before becoming a genericized trademark.
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boîte plastique
Transliteration: bwat plas.tik
"Mettez les restes dans une boîte plastique au réfrigérateur."
Frischhaltedose
Transliteration: ˈfʁɪshaltəˌdoːzə
"Ich habe den Salat in einer Frischhaltedose aufbewahrt."
contenitore di plastica
Transliteration: kon.te.niˈtɔː.re di ˈplas.ti.ka
"Ho messo il cibo avanzato in un contenitore di plastica."
recipiente de plástico
Transliteration: re.siˈpjen.te ðe ˈplas.ti.ko
"Guarda la comida sobrante en un recipiente de plástico."
pote de plástico
Transliteration: ˈpɔ.tʃi dʒi ˈplas.tʃi.ku
"Coloquei a sopa em um pote de plástico."
प्लास्टिक का डिब्बा
Transliteration: plasṭik ka ḍibbā
"मैंने बचा हुआ खाना प्लास्टिक के डिब्बे में रख दिया।"
塑料盒
Transliteration: sùliào hé
"我把剩菜装进了一个塑料盒里。"
플라스틱 통
Transliteration: peullaseutik tong
"남은 음식을 플라스틱 통에 담았다."
プラスチック容器
Transliteration: purasuchikku yōki
"残った料理をプラスチック容器に入れました。"
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