Korean word

테이크아웃용기

Pronunciation

Romanizationteikeuausyonggi

Meaning

  • nounto-go container

Example

이거 테이크아웃용기에 포장해 주세요.i geo te i keu a u syong gi e po jang hae chu se yo

Please pack this in a to-go container.

Illustration for 테이크아웃용기 (to-go container)

More examples

남은 음식은 테이크아웃용기에 담아 가세요.na meun eum si geun te i keu a u syong gi e ta ma ka se yo

Please pack the leftovers in a to-go container and take them away.

Core concept

A container that keeps prepared food together for carrying away and eating elsewhere.

Common phrases

  • 테이크아웃용기에 포장하다te i keu a u syong gi e po jang ha da

    pack in a to-go container

  • 테이크아웃용기를 챙기다te i keu a u syong gi reul chaeng gi da

    take the to-go container with you

  • 테이크아웃용기를 버리다te i keu a u syong gi reul peo ri da

    throw away the to-go container

Similar words

포장용기pojangyonggi: A container used to hold and protect food during storage or transport.
일회용 용기ilhoeyong yonggi: A container made for one use before being thrown away.
도시락통tosiraktong: A reusable container for carrying a meal and eating it later.
테이크아웃박스teikeuautppaksseu: A box-shaped container for packing food to take away.

Definition in Korean

음식을 집으로 가져가도록 포장할 때 쓰는 일회용 또는 재사용 가능한 용기.eum si geul chi beu ro ka jeo ga do rok po jang hal ttae sseu neun il hoe yong tto neun chae sa yong ka neung han yong gi

Word origin

The compound combines the English loan 테이크아웃 (teikeuau, "takeout") with 용기 (syonggi, "container") to name a container for food taken away.

Usage tips

  • This word is useful when a restaurant needs to know that the order should be packed for carrying away instead of served on the premises.

Other meanings

  • takeout containernoun

Opposites

  • 매장용기maejangyonggidine-in containernoun

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