takeaway — food that is cooked and bought at a shop or restaurant but taken somewhere else to be eaten
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: food that is cooked and bought at a shop or restaurant but taken somewhere else to be eaten
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈteɪkəweɪ/
Korean meaning: 포장해서 가져가는 음식, 테이크아웃
Korean pronunciation: 테이크-어-웨이 (강세: 테이크)
Example Sentences
- I'm too lazy to cook, so let's just get some pizza takeaway and binge-watch Netflix.
- The main takeaway from my diet attempt: I really, really love chocolate cake.
- Our local takeaway knows my order by heart - I might be ordering too frequently.
takeaway
NOUN//ˈteɪkəweɪ//
food that is cooked and bought at a shop or restaurant but taken somewhere else to be eaten
Getting food to go
From gateway to runway, takeaway finds its way!
🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
동사구 'take away'에서 파생된 합성어로, 20세기 중반 영국에서 포장음식 문화가 발달하면서 생겨난 단어입니다.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“I'm too lazy to cook, so let's just get some pizza takeaway and binge-watch Netflix.”
“The main takeaway from my diet attempt: I really, really love chocolate cake.”
“Our local takeaway knows my order by heart - I might be ordering too frequently.”
“The key takeaway from the presentation is that we need to increase our marketing budget.”
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