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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespara llevar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈpa.ɾa ʝeˈβaɾ
"Pedimos dos hamburguesas para llevar."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Intended to be taken away from a restaurant or food establishment for consumption elsewhere.
"I ordered two large coffees and a bagel to-go."
- 1
A meal or item bought from a restaurant to be eaten elsewhere.
"We picked up our to-go before heading to the park."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prepositional phrase 'to go', originating in American English during the mid-20th century. It evolved primarily in the restaurant industry to describe food or beverages intended to be taken away and consumed elsewhere rather than eaten on the premises.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "To-go" is said worldwide
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à emporter
Transliteration: a ɑ̃.pɔʁ.te
"Je voudrais un café à emporter, s'il vous plaît."
zum Mitnehmen
Transliteration: tsʊm ˈmɪtˌneːmən
"Ich hätte gerne einen Kaffee zum Mitnehmen."
da asporto
Transliteration: da aˈspɔr.to
"Prendo una pizza da asporto questa sera."
para llevar
Transliteration: ˈpa.ɾa ʝeˈβaɾ
"Pedimos dos hamburguesas para llevar."
para viagem
Transliteration: ˈpa.ɾɐ vi.aˈʒẽj
"Um café para viagem, por favor."
पार्सल
Transliteration: paarsal
"मैंने खाने का पार्सल ऑर्डर किया है।"
外卖
Transliteration: wàimài
"我要一份外卖咖啡。"
포장
Transliteration: pojang
"아메리카노 한 잔 포장해 주세요."
テイクアウト
Transliteration: teikuauto
"コーヒーをテイクアウトでお願いします。"
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