🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

louça descartável

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈlousɐ dɛskɐˈtavɛw

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Single-use tableware/ˈsɪŋ.ɡəlˌjuːs ˈteɪ.bəl.wer/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O piquenique foi feito com louça descartável."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Eating and serving utensils, plates, bowls, and cups designed to be used once and then discarded.

    "The outdoor festival relied entirely on single-use tableware to streamline cleanup."
  2. 2

    Disposable dining implements typically made from paper, plastics, or biodegradable plant-based materials.

    "Environmental regulations have forced many restaurants to phase out traditional plastic single-use tableware."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term is a modern compound noun phrase formed from 'single-use', attested since the late 20th century to describe disposable products, combined with 'tableware', which derives from Middle English roots ('table' from Latin tabula and 'ware' from Old Germanic terms for manufactured goods). It gained widespread lexicographical prominence due to environmental discourse surrounding convenience culture and plastic pollution.

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