召し上がる (meshiagaru) means “eat” | MotiTan Japanese Dictionary

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お客様は何を召し上がりましたか。o kyaku sama wa nan o me shi a ga ri ma shi ta ka

What did the guest eat?

Presents another person's eating or drinking in a form that signals respect.

食べるtaberu: To eat food in a neutral, everyday way.
いただくitadaku: To eat or drink in a humble way when referring to oneself.

目上の人や客などが食べたり飲んだりすることを敬って表す語。me ue no hito ya kyaku na do ga ta be ta ri no n da ri su ru ko to o uyama tte arawa su go

召し上がる (meshiagaru) combines 召す (mesu, "to summon") with 上がる (agaru, "to rise"); 召す also developed the respectful sense "to eat or drink".

In everyday Japanese, 召し上がる (meshiagaru) marks the eater or drinker as respected, while 食べる (taberu) and 飲む (nomu) remain neutral forms.