Waitress - Waitress

Japanese: ウェートレス - うぇーとれす
Waitress - Waitress

...In particular, women who served male customers at cafes and bars, which became popular after the Meiji period, were called "jo-kai," a contraction of "female waitress." However, today, the terms "waiter" and "jo-kai" are rarely used, and instead, they are often called "boys" or "waiters" in restaurants and coffee shops, and "hostesses" in bars and cabarets. Also, people who do odd jobs in government offices, companies, and schools are usually called "janitors" or other titles. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "waitress" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…とくに明治時代以降に流行したカフェーやバーで男の客の接待にあたる婦女子は〈女の給仕〉をつづめて〈女給〉と呼びならわされた。だが,今日では給仕もしくは女給という呼名が用いられることはまれで,その代りに,レストランや喫茶店ではボーイもしくはウェーター,ウェートレス,バーやキャバレーではホステスなどの呼名が用いられることが多い。また,役所や企業,学校などで雑用に従事する人も,用務員などの名称で呼ばれるのがふつうである。…

※「ウェートレス」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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