トレー
とれー
noun
tray
1.
tray; serving tray
A flat receptacle used for carrying or displaying items. From English 'tray'. Widely used in restaurants, cafeterias, and fast food shops in Japan.
トレーを持つ。
To hold a tray.
食堂でトレーに料理を載せた。
I put food on a tray at the cafeteria.
食べ終わったら、トレーを返却口に戻してください。
When you're done eating, please return your tray to the return counter.
A loanword from English 'tray'. Commonly encountered in fast food restaurants, cafeterias, and food courts where customers carry their own food on trays.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- トレーに載せる: to place on a tray
- トレーを返す: to return a tray
- トレーを片付ける: to clear away a tray
- 食品トレー: food tray (the styrofoam trays used for supermarket meat and fish)
USAGE:
In Japanese supermarkets, 食品トレー refers to the disposable styrofoam trays used to package meat, fish, and other fresh foods. Many supermarkets have collection bins for recycling these trays.
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 盆: tray — the traditional Japanese word for a tray, typically a round lacquered serving tray
- 皿: plate, dish — flat tableware for serving food directly