side dish

noun

: a food served separately along with the main course

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But if your crowd would call that having a side dish for supper, the rice won’t mind sharing the bill with a roast chicken, a lamb chop, sautéed mushrooms or a piece of broiled fish. David Tanis, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025 Serve Immediately: Enjoy as a light yet satisfying lunch or side dish. Fox News Staff, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024 Depending on what's included in your egg salad and the amount of each ingredient, egg salad can be healthy as a side dish or meal. Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024 Controversy ensued after the Monday, November 25, episode of Live With Kelly and Mark, where the 54-year-old talk show host said dressing and stuffing are the same Thanksgiving side dish. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for side dish 

Word History

First Known Use

1702, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of side dish was in 1702

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“Side dish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/side%20dish. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.

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side dish

noun
: food served separately along with the main course

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