LingakuFrequency rank: 9,546. – 9,557.
- treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); taking someone to dinnerpolite (teineigo) languagesee also 馳走
- gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food; special dish; delicacy
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; transitive verb
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
- ご馳走【ごちそう】Frequency rank: 9,546. – 9,557.
- 御馳走【ごちそう】Frequency rank: 28,850. – 29,089.
- ごちそうFrequency rank: 10,628. – 10,654.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); taking someone to dinner
- gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food; special dish; delicacy
This meaning refers to the act of providing a meal or outing for someone as a gesture of generosity or hospitality. It can also refer to special occasions where food and drinks are provided extensively.
This meaning emphasizes the quality and presentation of the food, often relating to a lavish or well-prepared meal that is particularly enjoyable or noteworthy.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ごちそうご馳走をするto treat someone to a mealごちそうご馳走をいただくto enjoy a meal (that someone has treated you to)ごうか豪華なごちそうご馳走gorgeous feastごちそうご馳走をたのしむ楽しむto enjoy a treat (meal)ごちそうになるご馳走になるto be treated to a mealごちそうご馳走をかこむ囲むto gather around a feastてづくり手作りのごちそうご馳走homemade delicacyとくべつ特別なごちそうご馳走special dishごちそうご馳走をつくる作るto prepare a treat (meal)ともだち友達をまねいて招いてごちそうご馳走するto invite friends and treat them to a meal
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
- こころをこめた心を込めたもてなし．.
- あと後からきいて聞いてはじめて始めてこのはな此花がわたくし私にたいする対するごちそう御馳走にいけられた活けられたのだといふこと事をしった知ったとき時、わたくし私はこころのうち心のうちでくしょう苦笑しました．.きごう（なつめ夏目そうせき漱石きごう(だぶりゅうぴいwpきごう)きごう『こころきごう』きごう〔いちきゅういちよんねん1914年
- ぜいたく贅沢なりょうり料理．.ごうか豪華なしょくじ食事．.もともとは、はれハレのひ日きごう(だぶりゅうぴいwpきごう)のおいわいお祝いりょうり料理．.
- とくべつ特別にしょくじ食事などをふるまうこと．.らいきゃく来客へしょくじ食事をもてなすこと．.また、しょくじ食事などをふるまわれたり、もてなされたりすること．.
- きごう《にっぽんし日本史きごう》えどじだい江戸時代、ばくふ幕府がえど江戸に、きょうと京都からのちょくし勅使・いん院し使・にょいん女院し使や、ちょうせん朝鮮からのつうしんし通信使をむかえいれる迎え入れるさいに際に、そのたいざいちゅう滞在中のいっさい一切のせわ世話をたんとう担当したやくしょく役職のつうしょう通称．.きょうおう饗応やく役．.
- きごう《かぶき歌舞伎きごう》あるえんもく演目のしゅやく主役をつとめるやくしゃ役者よりもかくうえ格上のかんばん看板やくしゃ役者・べてらんベテランやくしゃ役者・かんぶ幹部やくしゃ役者などが、いひょうをつく意表を突くようなはやく端役でとくべつ特別にしゅつえん出演してかんきゃく観客をよろこばせる喜ばせること．.
Example sentences
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Food and drink were served in such profusion at the wedding that the bride and groom began to wonder if they should not have invited more guests.
Last week I was treated to dinner by my friend who'd won at pachinko. It was all-you-can-eat so I ate to my heart's content.
She had wonderful food and, what was more, she was given a New year's gift.
When I visited my friend in Nagano, I was treated to delicious soba.
I'd like to treat you to lunch to thank you for all your help.
We arrived to find a huge meal ready for us.
She gave a rich dinner for us in her garden last night.
The first virtue of a painting is to be a feast for the eyes.