food-to-go
English
Etymology
food + to go
Noun
food-to-go (plural food-to-gos)
- (US) takeaway (restaurant that sells food to be eaten elsewhere)
- 2012 January 24, Doppenberg, Jean, Food Lovers' Guide to Napa Valley: The Best Restaurants, Markets & Local Culinary Offerings, Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, page 204:
- Many of the Latin markets in Napa Valley also have a food-to-go counter, and I’m so grateful they do. Vallarta Market is known for its reasonably priced, large selection of freshly prepared take-away Mexican food, with burritos for about six bucks and tacos for under two bucks.
Descendants
- Vietnamese: food-to-go
Vietnamese
Etymology
From English food-to-go.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fut̚˧˦ tu˧˧ ɣo˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [fʊk̚˦˧˥ tʊw˧˧ ɣow˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [fʊk͡p̚˦˥ tʊw˧˧ ɣow˧˧]
- Phonetic: phút tu gô
Noun
food-to-go
- (US) takeaway (restaurant that sells food to be eaten elsewhere)
- 2005 July 14, “Quận Cam Xiết Gắt Kỹ Nghệ Thực Phẩm Vn [Orange County intensely tightens Vietnamese food production]”, in Việt Báo, Garden Grove, California, retrieved 2021-01-18:
- Quyết định này sẽ biến đổi phần lớn cách kinh doanh của các tiệm food-to-go và những người sản xuất bỏ mối. Vì chỉ riêng thì giờ lái xe bỏ mối đã chiếm nhiều trong thời lượng 4 giờ trưng bán cho phép.
- This decision will affect most business at food-to-go shops and people who make [food for] consignment, because the driving time for consignment alone takes up much of the four hours allowed for sale.
- 2020 August 26, Đoan Trang, “Người vô gia cư ở California ‘chê’ phòng khách sạn [Homeless in California ‘scorn’ hotel rooms]”, in Nguoi Viet Daily News, Westminster, California, retrieved 2022-05-24:
- Buổi sáng, tại tiệm food-to-go ở khu Little Saigon, một anh vô gia cư tóc tai bù xù đứng chen lấn để mua thức ăn.
- In the morning, at a food-to-go in Little Saigon, a homeless man with ruffled hair jostled to buy food.
See also
- bỏ mối
- quán cóc
- quán bụi