Phrase guide

ready meal

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A prepackaged, fresh or frozen meal that only requires heating (often in a microwave) before being served, sometimes in its own packaging.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

Narrower terms: box meal

History

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: færdigret — prepackaged meal requiring minimal preparation from the eater
  • Finnish: eines — prepackaged meal requiring minimal preparation from the eater
  • Finnish: valmisateria — prepackaged meal requiring minimal preparation from the eater
  • Finnish: valmisruoka — prepackaged meal requiring minimal preparation from the eater
  • French: plat préparé — prepackaged meal requiring minimal preparation from the eater
  • German: Fertiggericht — prepackaged meal requiring minimal preparation from the eater
  • Polish: gotowy posiłek — prepackaged meal requiring minimal preparation from the eater
  • Polish: gotowe danie — prepackaged meal requiring minimal preparation from the eater
  • Russian: полуфабрика́т (polufabrikát) — prepackaged meal requiring minimal preparation from the eater
  • Swedish: färdigmat — prepackaged meal requiring minimal preparation from the eater
  • Swedish: färdigrätt — prepackaged meal requiring minimal preparation from the eater
  • Turkish: hazır yemek — prepackaged meal requiring minimal preparation from the eater