side dish

noun

a serving of a portion of food in addition to the principal food, usually on a separate dish.

the small additional dish used for such food.

Words nearby side dish

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Origin of side dish

First recorded in 1715–25

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Examples from the Web for side-dish

Stuffed onions are served as vegetables, or side-dish with roast-beef or boiled-beef.
The Italian Cook Book|Maria Gentile
In addition to the meat and potatoes there was one vegetable in a side-dish and as dessert four prunes.
The Oakdale Affair|Edgar Rice Burroughs
This, which can also be served as a side-dish, is made especially when you have boiled fish of good quality left over.
The Italian Cook Book|Maria Gentile
Put the artichokes in the sauce this second time to heat them and serve especially as a side-dish for boiled meat.
The Italian Cook Book|Maria Gentile

She was next to her father, and was very glad to find the dinner so grand, that no side-dish fell to her lot to be carved.
The Daisy Chain|Charlotte Yonge

British Dictionary definitions for side-dish

side dish

noun

a portion of food served in addition to the main dish

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side dish

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