"ready meal" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ready meals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ready meal (plural ready meals)
  1. A prepackaged, fresh or frozen meal that only requires heating (often in a microwave) before being served, sometimes in its own packaging. Synonyms: ready-meal Hyponyms: box meal Related terms: frozen dinner, heat-and-eat, microwave meal, oven-ready, shake and bake, TV dinner Translations (prepackaged meal requiring minimal preparation from the eater): færdigret [common-gender] (Danish), eines (Finnish), valmisateria (Finnish), valmisruoka (Finnish), plat préparé [masculine] (French), Fertiggericht [neuter] (German), gotowy posiłek [masculine] (Polish), gotowe danie [neuter] (Polish), полуфабрика́т (polufabrikát) [masculine] (Russian), färdigmat [common-gender] (Swedish), färdigrätt [common-gender] (Swedish), hazır yemek (Turkish)

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      "word": "färdigrätt"
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