leftovers
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The meaning (definition) of the word leftovers
food that is left after a meal and kept for later
The word leftovers used in a sentence
“We had leftovers from dinner for lunch.”
How the word leftovers is said around the world
| French | restes (rehst) |
| Spanish | sobras (SOH-brahs) |
| Mandarin | 剩饭菜 (shuhng fahn tsye) |
| Hindi | बचा हुआ खाना (buh-CHAA hoo-AA KHAA-naa) |
| Arabic | بقايا الطعام (ba-KAA-ya at-ta-AAM) |
| Russian | остатки еды (a-STAT-kee yi-DI) |
| Portuguese (EU) | restos (RESH-tush) |
| Portuguese (BR) | sobras (SOH-brahs) |
| Japanese | のこりもの (noh-koh-ree-MOH-noh) |
| German | Essensreste (ESS-ens-res-tuh) |
| Urdu | بچا ہوا کھانا (buh-CHA hu-AH KHAH-nah) |
| Punjabi | ਬਚਿਆ ਖਾਣਾ (buh-CHYAA KHAA-naa) |
| Korean | 남은 음식 (NAH-mun UHM-sheek) |
| Hebrew | שאריות (sheh-ah-ree-YOHT) |
| Greek | περισσεύματα (peh-ree-SEV-mah-tah) |
| Dutch | restjes (REST-yus) |
| Tagalog | tirang pagkain (TEE-rahng pahg-KAH-een) |
| Vietnamese | thức ăn thừa (tuuk an TUUH) |
| Turkish | artan yemek (ahr-TAHN yeh-MEHK) |
| Persian | غذای مانده (gha-ZAH-yeh MAAN-deh) |
| Polish | resztki (RESHT-kee) |
| Ukrainian | залишки їжі (zah-LISH-ki YEE-zhee) |
| Bengali | বেঁচে যাওয়া খাবার (BYEN-cheh JAH-oh-ah KHAH-bar) |
| Swedish | matrester (MAHT-res-ter) |
| Italian | avanzi (ah-VAHN-tsee) |
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