Meaning
A wide open container that food is served in. It also means the food itself, once it is cooked and ready to eat.
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Word origin
From Old English disc, a plate, borrowed from Latin discus, a flat round plate.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- discus
- English cognates
- disc, desk
Grammar
Examples
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Here a "dish" is the container the food is served in.
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Here a "dish" is a kind of cooked food.
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"Dishes" can mean all the plates, bowls and cups used at a meal.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 18, lesson 3: dish, medium, safety and 7 more words.