leftovers

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leftovers

noun

  1. plural plural of leftover I had leftovers from yesterday for dinner tonight.

    Similar: scraps

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Closest in meaning: remnant, left over, remaining, left, odd, unexhausted, unexpended, uneaten, warmed-over, cooked-over, reheated, balances, bins, cans, dumpsters, explosive

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noun food remaining after a meal

Españolsobras, restos, migajas, relieves, sobejos, retallón
日本語食べ残し tabenokoshi
中文剩飯 /剩饭 shèngfàn, 剩菜 shèngcài, 殘羹剩飯 /残羹剩饭 cángēngshèngfàn
Portuguêsresto, sobras, restos
Françaisrestes, rabe, restes (de nourriture)
DeutschEssensrest, Essensreste, Speisereste, Speiserest, Reste
Italianoavanzi, rimasugli, avanzo, resto
Ελληνικάαποφάι apofái
Românăresturi
Русскийоста́тки ostátki, объе́дки obʺjédki, очи́стки očístki
Tiếng Việtđồ thừa, đồ ăn thừa (để), thức ăn thừa (để), thực phẩm thừa
العربيةالْبَقَايَا al-baqāyā

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"leftovers." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/leftovers. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"leftovers." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/leftovers.

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@misc{leftovers_2026,
  title = {leftovers},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/leftovers},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}