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Pronunciation / Transliteration: pleṭ
"उसने पास्ता एक बड़े प्लेट में परोसा।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A shallow, typically flat container for holding food.
"She served the pasta in a large dish." - 2
A particular variety or preparation of food.
"The restaurant is famous for its seafood dish."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'disc', meaning 'plate, bowl, or dish', which comes from Latin 'discus' (meaning a quoit or flat plate), ultimately from Ancient Greek 'diskos'. Over centuries, the meaning expanded from a literal vessel for holding food to the prepared food itself, and later into various verb senses like serving food or presenting information.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dish" is said worldwide
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plat
Transliteration: pla
"Elle a servi les pâtes dans un grand plat."
Gericht
Transliteration: ɡəˈʁɪçt
"Das Restaurant ist berühmt für sein Fischgericht."
piatto
Transliteration: ˈpjatto
"Ha servito la pasta in un grande piatto."
plato
Transliteration: ˈplato
"Ella sirvió la pasta en un gran plato."
prato
Transliteration: ˈpɾatu
"Ela serviu a massa em um grande prato."
प्लेट
Transliteration: pleṭ
"उसने पास्ता एक बड़े प्लेट में परोसा।"
盘子
Transliteration: pánzi
"她把意大利面放在一个大盘子里。"
접시
Transliteration: jeopsi
"그녀는 큰 접시에 파스타를 담았다."
皿
Transliteration: sara
"彼女は大きな皿にパスタを盛った。"
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