🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

メインディッシュ

Pronunciation / Transliteration: mein disshu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Main Dish/meɪn dɪʃ/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"夕食のメインディッシュは寿司でした。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The primary or most substantial dish served during a meal.

    "For dinner, she prepared a delicious roast chicken as the main dish."
  2. 2

    A dish that is typically served as the centerpiece of a meal, often accompanied by side dishes.

    "The main dish at the wedding reception was a lavish seafood platter."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'main dish' combines 'main', derived from the Latin 'manus' meaning 'hand' or 'main part', and 'dish', from the Old English 'disc', which refers to a plate or receptacle for food. The phrase has evolved to denote the primary course in a meal, reflecting culinary traditions that emphasize a central dish.

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