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DictionarydishPrepared food
noun / verb

dish

DISH/dɪʃ/

A shallow container for preparing or serving food.

A shallow white dish holds roasted carrots and green peas.

Shallow white ceramic serving dish containing a few roasted carrots and green peas; rim and concave depth clearly visible, isolated white.
Etymology
dishGreekdisk, platter

The ancestor diskos named both a disk and a platter, connecting the food container with a round, relatively flat object. Dish preserves the serving-vessel meaning of that word family.

In context

Sleepy Historian18:29
You don't slop food onto plates. You compose it. And if your hands tremble, if your balance falters, if a single smear trails across a pewer dish, start over.
Boring History For Sleep | Why You Wouldnt Last a Day in a Medieval Castle Kitchen

More examples

  • She spreads the batter in a shallow baking dish.
  • We wash the dishes after dinner.
  • He dishes up the vegetables while I slice the bread.

Forms

dish · dishes · dished · dishing

dishware noun — Dishes used for serving and eating food.

Similar words

plate
Usually flatter and used for an individual portion of food.
platter
A large, flat dish for serving several portions of food.
bowl
Usually deeper, with sides suited to holding liquids.