How to say "galley" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 厨房ちゅうぼうnounCovers the kitchen sense of 'galley', especially the cooking area on a ship or aircraft. This is the everyday word to use when 'galley' means a place where food is prepared.
- nounThe printing sense of 'galley', referring to the tray or the proof sheet taken from it. Use this when talking about page proofs sent to an author or editor.
- nounRefers to the historical galley ship, typically one rowed by many oarsmen. A less common, essentially historical term; ガレー船 is usually the clearer way to name this vessel.
- nounA general transliteration of 'galley'. As a less common loanword, it is often not the word you want; prefer 厨房 for a ship's kitchen, ゲラ for proofs, and ガレー船 for the ship.
- ガレー船ガレーせんnounThe historical oar-driven warship called a 'galley' in English. Use this when writing about ancient or medieval naval vessels; it is less common and belongs to historical contexts.
For the kitchen sense use 厨房; for the printing sense use 「ゲラ」; for the historical ship use 「ガレー船」 (or 「ガレー」); 「ギャレー」 also renders galley in other contexts.
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