dishes

dish-es · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of *dish*: multiple containers for cooking or serving food.

  2. 2.

    Multiple types of prepared food.

  3. 3.

    Items used for eating that need to be washed.

Related words

See also: dish, kitchenware, plates
Synonyms: bowls, courses, plates

Etymology

From dish with the regular plural suffix -es. The base word derives from Latin discus meaning "disk, platter."