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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestalher de plástico
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ta-ʎeʁ dʒi plas-tiku
"Precisamos de talheres de plástico para o churrasco."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A disposable or reusable eating implement made of synthetic polymer material, such as a fork, spoon, or knife.
"We used plastic utensils for the outdoor birthday party to make cleanup easy." - 2
Implements used for food preparation and consumption manufactured from synthetic resins.
"Environmental advocates are pushing restaurants to reduce their reliance on single-use plastic utensils."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'plastic', derived from the Greek 'plastikos' meaning capable of being molded (via Latin and French), and 'utensil', from the Latin 'utensilis' meaning useful. While both component words date back centuries, their compounding reflects 20th-century mass manufacturing of disposable dining implements.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Plastic utensil" is said worldwide
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couvert en plastique
Transliteration: koo-vair ɑ̃ plas-teek
"Nous avons besoin de couverts en plastique pour le pique-nique."
Plastikbesteck
Transliteration: plas-tik-bə-stɛk
"Für das Picknick haben wir Plastikbesteck mitgebracht."
posata di plastica
Transliteration: po-za-ta di plas-ti-ka
"Usiamo le posate di plastica per la festa in giardino."
cubierto de plástico
Transliteration: ku-βjer-to ðe plas-ti-ko
"Compramos cubiertos de plástico para la fiesta de cumpleaños."
talher de plástico
Transliteration: ta-ʎeʁ dʒi plas-tiku
"Precisamos de talheres de plástico para o churrasco."
प्लास्टिक का बर्तन
Transliteration: plas-tik ka bar-tan
"पिकनिक के लिए हमने प्लास्टिक के बर्तन खरीदे।"
塑料餐具
Transliteration: sù liào cān jù
"我们在野餐时使用了塑料餐具。"
플라스틱 식기
Transliteration: peul-la-seu-tik sik-gi
"소풍을 위해 플라스틱 식기를 챙겼습니다."
プラスチック製食器
Transliteration: purasuchikusei sekki
"ピクニック用にプラスチック製のカトラリーを持参しました。"
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