🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

vajilla de melamina

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /baˈxi.ʎa de melaˈmi.na/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Melamineware/ˈmɛl.ə.miːnˌwɛər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Compramos vajilla de melamina para los niños."

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As noun
  1. 1

    Tableware, dishes, and kitchen utensils molded from melamine-formaldehyde resin, known for their durability, shatter resistance, and lightweight properties.

    "We used colorful melamineware for the outdoor patio dinner party so nothing would break if dropped."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

A portmanteau combining 'melamine'—a chemical compound synthesized from cyanamide in the 19th century—and 'ware', an Old English term denoting manufactured articles or goods. The compound emerged commercially in the mid-20th century following the development of durable amino resins used for molded tableware.

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