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dish

[dish] / dɪʃ /


NOUN
main part of meal
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Ronald Koeman was again great company and reciprocated our hospitality by serving up a dish of eels when we played at Everton.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

The dish — essentially Italian rice and peas — sits somewhere between risotto and stew, using both puréed and whole peas for texture and depth.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

Meaning: Do you want your dish smothered in sauce made from roasted green chiles, or a simmered counterpart fashioned from dried red chile pods?

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Content comes from where the ingredients are purchased, what kitchen life is like, and what happens when a dish goes wrong.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

Zara places the still-warm dish on a trivet on the table, and uses a spatula to lift three pieces from the pan, depositing them on plates for each of us.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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