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Etymology
OE. disc#Old English|disc < West Ger. *disk(s) < L. discus. Cognate with Dutch disch �table�, German Tisch �table�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/dɪ�/
audio|en-us-dish.ogg|Audio (US)
:rhymes|ɪ�

Noun
en-noun|es

1. A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle.
2. The contents of such a vessel.

#:a dish of stew

1. A specific type of prepared food.

#:a vegetable dish
#:this dish is filling and easily made

1. in plural Tableware (including cutlery, etc, as well as crockery) that is to be or is being washed after being used to prepare, serve and eat a meal.

#:It's your turn to wash the dishes.

1. slang A sexually attractive woman.
2. context|UK|slang A sexually attractive person of either sex.

Synonyms
(vessel): plate
(contents): dishful, plate, plateful
(type of prepared food):
(sexually attractive woman): babe, fox
(sexually attractive person of either sex):

Translations
trans-top|vessel for holding/serving food
Dutch: bord n, taloor f (Only in Flanders and only in dialect)
Esperanto: telero
Finnish: tarjoiluvati, vati, lautanen, astia
French: assiette f
German: Teller m
Hebrew: צ��ת (tzalakhat) f
Italian: piatto m
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Japanese: � (��, sara)
Portuguese: prato m
Russian: �а�елка f
Scottish Gaelic: mias f, soitheach f
Spanish: plato m
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trans-top|contents of such a vessel
Dutch: bord n, gerecht n
Finnish: vadillinen, lautasellinen, astiallinen
Hebrew: �נ� (mana) f
Japanese: � (��, sara)
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Portuguese: prato m
Russian: бл�до n
Spanish: plato m
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trans-top|a specific type of food
Czech: pokrm m
Dutch: gerecht n
Esperanto: man�aĵo
Finnish: ruokalaji
French: plat#French|plat m
Hebrew: ���� (maakhal) m
Italian: piatto m
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Japanese: �� (����, ryouri)
Portuguese: prato m
Russian: бл�до n
Spanish: plato m
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trans-top|tableware to be/being washed
Czech: nádobí n
Dutch: vaat m
Esperanto: man�ilaro
Finnish: astia|astiat p, tiski|tiskit p
French: vaisselle f
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Hebrew: ���� (kelym) m|p
Italian: piatto|piatti m|p
Portuguese: louça f
Russian: по��да f|p
Spanish: plato m
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trans-top|slang: sexually attractive woman

Dutch: stoot f
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Portuguese: gostosa f
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trans-top|slang: sexually attractive person of either sex
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ttbc|Indonesian: piring (1), hidangan / sajian / makanan (2)

Derived terms
top3
chafing dish
covered-dish
deep-dish
dish aerial
dish antenna
dish out
dish pig
mid3
dish the dirt
dish towel
dish up
dishcloth
dished
dishy
mid3
do the dishes
gratin dish
Petri dish
satellite dish
serving dish
side dish

See also
plate

Verb
en-verb|dish|es

1. To gossip; to relay information about the personal situation of another.

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