silverware

English

Etymology

silver +‎ -ware

Noun

silverware (countable and uncountable; plural silverwares)

1. Anything made from silver.
2. Anything with a silvery colour.
3. (US) knives, forks and spoons
4. (sports) trophies, success in a competition.
   • Febraury 2008, BBC Sport - Ramos takes centre stage

     How different it was at Wembley as Ramos confirmed his reputation as a relentless pursuer of silverware by giving Spurs their first trophy in nine years.

   • 2011 January 22, Ian Hughes, “Arsenal 3 - 0 Wigan”, BBC:

     The performance was a sign of real intent for Arsenal as they continue their pursuit for silverware on four fronts - and with Van Persie firing on all cylinders, the odds look good on them winning a first trophy since 2005.

Synonyms

• cutlery (UK, Australia)
• see also Wikisaurus:cutlery

Translations

(US) knives, forks and spoons

• Albanian: argjendurina (sq)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 銀器 (cmn), 银器 (cmn) (yínqì)

• Czech: příbor (cs) m
• Dutch: tafelzilver (nl) n, bestek (nl) n
• Finnish: pöytähopeat (fi)
• French: argenterie (fr) f, couverts (fr) m pl
• German: Tafelsilber (de) n, Essbesteck (de) n
• Greek: ασημικά (el) (asimiká) n pl, αργυρά σκεύη (el) (argjirá skjévi) n pl

• Hungarian: evőeszközök (hu) pl
• Italian: argenteria (it) f
• Japanese: 銀器 (ja) (ぎんき, ginki)
• Korean: 은제품 (ko) (eunjepum)
• Portuguese: talher (pt) m
• Russian: столовые приборы (ru) (stolóvyje pribóry) m pl, приборы (ru) (pribóry) m pl
• Slovak: (singular only) príbor (sk) m
• Spanish: cubiertos (es) m pl