Phrase guide

dining table

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A table, usually in a dining room or dining hall, on which meals are served.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Holonym: dining set
  • Near-synonym: dinner table

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dinner table

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: table, furniture

2

noun

Meaning 2

a table at which meals are served

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he helped her clear the dining table
  • a feast was spread upon the board

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: board

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: table

Narrower terms: dining-room table, dinner table, high table, refectory table, triclinium

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سُفْرَة (sufra) — table in the dining room on which meals are served
  • Armenian: ճաշասեղան (čašaseġan) — table in the dining room on which meals are served
  • Chinese Cantonese: 餐檯 /餐台 — table in the dining room on which meals are served
  • Chinese Cantonese: 餐枱 — table in the dining room on which meals are served
  • Chinese Cantonese: 餐台 — table in the dining room on which meals are served
  • Chinese Mandarin: 餐桌 (cānzhuō) — table in the dining room on which meals are served
  • Chinese Mandarin: 飯桌 /饭桌 (fànzhuō) — table in the dining room on which meals are served
  • Danish: spisebord — table in the dining room on which meals are served
  • Finnish: ruokapöytä — table in the dining room on which meals are served
  • French: table à manger — table in the dining room on which meals are served
  • Galician: mesa de xantar — table in the dining room on which meals are served
  • German: Esstisch — table in the dining room on which meals are served
  • Hungarian: étkezőasztal — table in the dining room on which meals are served
  • Irish: bord seomra bia — table in the dining room on which meals are served
  • Italian: tavolo da pranzo — table in the dining room on which meals are served
  • Japanese: 食卓 (shokutaku) — table in the dining room on which meals are served
  • Japanese: キッチンテーブル (kitchin-tēburu) — table in the dining room on which meals are served
  • Japanese: ダイニングテーブル (dainingu-tēburu) — table in the dining room on which meals are served
  • Korean: 식탁 (siktak) — table in the dining room on which meals are served
  • Macedonian: трпезариска маса (trpezariska masa) — table in the dining room on which meals are served
  • Maltese: mejda tal-ikel — table in the dining room on which meals are served
  • Māori: paparahua — table in the dining room on which meals are served
  • Norman: pâraisse — table in the dining room on which meals are served
  • Norwegian Bokmål: spisebord — table in the dining room on which meals are served
  • Norwegian Bokmål: middagsbord — table in the dining room on which meals are served
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: middagsbord — table in the dining room on which meals are served
  • Persian: میز ناهار خوری (miz-e nâhâr-xori) — table in the dining room on which meals are served
  • Polish: stół jadalniany — table in the dining room on which meals are served
  • Portuguese: mesa de jantar — table in the dining room on which meals are served
  • Russian: обе́денный стол (obédennyj stol) — table in the dining room on which meals are served
  • Spanish: mesa de comedor — table in the dining room on which meals are served
  • Swedish: matbord — table in the dining room on which meals are served
  • Tagalog: dulang — table in the dining room on which meals are served
  • Tagalog: hapag-kainan — table in the dining room on which meals are served
  • Turkish: yemek masası — table in the dining room on which meals are served
  • Ottoman Turkish: ماسه (masa) — table in the dining room on which meals are served
  • Ottoman Turkish: طراپزه (tırapeza) — table in the dining room on which meals are served
  • Ottoman Turkish: اسطال (astal) — table in the dining room on which meals are served
  • Ottoman Turkish: سفره (sofra) — table in the dining room on which meals are served
  • Vietnamese: bàn ăn — table in the dining room on which meals are served
  • Welsh: bwrdd bwyd — table in the dining room on which meals are served
  • Welsh: byrddau bwyd — table in the dining room on which meals are served