dish

dɪʃ

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#1·6h ago

A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle.

a dish of stew

Origin: From , disch, from , from (whence also , whence , , ), ) from . . Cognate with , , , Disch, , , , . Compare the identical meaning expansion (vessel for food, then also content of such a vessel, then also specific type of food): , . For the roundness aspect, compare (< (whence also )), < krog. Also compare typologically << ; (several meanings). Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·6h ago

The contents of such a vessel.

a vegetable dish

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#3·6h ago

(metonym) A specific type of prepared food.

this dish is filling and easily made

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