Tableware
Eating Utensils, Serving Utensils
noun
Your eating containers refer to tableware, including eating utensils, such as knives, forks, spoons, and chopsticks, as well as serving utensils, like plates, bowls, and saucers. Basically, it's stuff you use to eat your food.
しょっき
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well. Just be sure to note the shortened しょく.
この食器をテーブルの上にならべてくれませんか。
Can you arrange these plates and utensils on the table, please?
あなたが池に落としたのはこの金の食器ですか、それともこの銀の食器ですか。
Which utensils did you drop in the pond, the gold ones or the silver ones?
どうして、食器が一式多いの?
How come we have one extra place setting?