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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.
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.