Vocabulary of essential terms by topic
Table Service / Le Stoviglie
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| ENGLISH | ITALIAN |
|---|---|
| ash tray | il portacenere |
| bottle | la bottiglia |
| bottle opener | l’apribottiglia |
| bowl | la scodella |
| bread basket | il cestino del pane |
| carafe | la caraffa |
| corkscrew | il cavatappi |
| cruet stand | l’oliera |
| cup | la tazza |
| — saucer | — il piattino |
| cutlery | le posate |
| decanter | la caraffa |
| egg cup | il portauova |
| fork | la forchetta |
| glass | il bicchiere |
| — water glass | — da acqua |
| — wine glass | — da vino |
| knife | il coltello |
| mustard jar | la mostardiera |
| napkin | il tovagliolo |
| pepper mill | il macinino del pepe |
| pepper shaker | il portapepe |
| plate | il piatto |
| — bread plate | — il piattino |
| — soup plate | — il piatto fondo |
| pot | la brocca |
| — coffee pot | — la caffettiera |
| — tea pot | — la teiera |
| salt shaker | il portasale |
| spoon | il cucchiaio |
| — soup spoon | — per la minestra |
| — teaspoon | — il cucchiaino |
| sugar bowl | la zuccheriera |
| tablecloth | la tovaglia |
| toothpick | lo stuzzicadente |
| tray | il vassoio |
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