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tableware

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The cutlery, crockery and glassware used in setting a table for a meal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

articles for use at the table (dishes and silverware and glassware)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: ware

Narrower terms: chopstick, crockery, dishware, cutlery, eating utensil, dinnerware, flatware, glassware, glasswork, gold plate, service, table service, silver plate, silverware, tea service, tea set

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English table Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English tableware From table + -ware.

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Southern Altai: казан-айак (kazan-ayak) — cutlery, crockery and glassware
  • Azerbaijani: qab-qacaq — cutlery, crockery and glassware
  • Azerbaijani: qab-qaşıq — cutlery, crockery and glassware
  • Bashkir: һауыт-һаба (hawıt-haba) — cutlery, crockery and glassware
  • Bashkir: ҡашығаяҡ (qaşığayaq) — cutlery, crockery and glassware
  • Bulgarian: сервиз (serviz) — cutlery, crockery and glassware
  • Bulgarian: прибори (pribori) — cutlery, crockery and glassware
  • Chinese Mandarin: 餐具 (cānjù) — cutlery, crockery and glassware
  • Chinese Mandarin: 食具 (shíjù) — cutlery, crockery and glassware
  • Finnish: astiat — cutlery, crockery and glassware
  • Finnish: astiasto — cutlery, crockery and glassware
  • French: vaisselle — cutlery, crockery and glassware
  • French: couvert — cutlery, crockery and glassware
  • Galician: louza — cutlery, crockery and glassware
  • Galician: servizo de mesa — cutlery, crockery and glassware
  • German: Geschirr — cutlery, crockery and glassware
  • German: Essgeschirr — cutlery, crockery and glassware
  • German: Tafelgerät — cutlery, crockery and glassware
  • Japanese: 食器 (shokki) — cutlery, crockery and glassware
  • Komi-Permyak: доз (doz) — cutlery, crockery and glassware
  • Polish: zastawa — cutlery, crockery and glassware
  • Portuguese: serviço de mesa — cutlery, crockery and glassware
  • Portuguese: utensílios de mesa — cutlery, crockery and glassware
  • Russian: посу́да (posúda) — cutlery, crockery and glassware
  • Slovene: posoda — cutlery, crockery and glassware
  • Spanish: vajilla — cutlery, crockery and glassware
  • Spanish: cubertería — cutlery, crockery and glassware
  • Ukrainian: по́суд (pósud) — cutlery, crockery and glassware