noun
Polite term for an offering made to a deity, Buddha, or the deceased, typically food, flowers, or incense placed at an altar or grave.
仏壇にお供えをあげる。
I place an offering on the Buddhist altar.
お墓にお供えの花を供えた。
I offered flowers at the grave.
More general term for an offering, without the polite prefix お. お供え is the polite version commonly used in everyday speech.
Polite form of 供え (sonae, 'offering'), from the verb 供える (sonaeru, 'to offer'). The prefix お adds politeness.