🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

piatto

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈpjatto

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Dish/dɪʃ/
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Ha servito la pasta in un grande piatto."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A shallow, typically flat container for holding food.

    "She served the pasta in a large dish."
  2. 2

    A particular variety or preparation of food.

    "The restaurant is famous for its seafood dish."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'dish' originates from the Old French 'disshe', which itself comes from the Latin 'discus', meaning 'a round plate or dish'. The term has evolved over centuries to refer to a wide variety of food containers and the food served within them.

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