side dish

noun

: a food served separately along with the main course

Examples of side dish in a Sentence

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Each option includes at least one entree and one side dish. Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2025 The following recipes straddle the line between side salad and side dish with hearty and filling ingredients like beans, pasta, nuts, bacon and barley. Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 8 Apr. 2025 Julia's creamed carrots are easy enough to make for a weeknight side dish but fancy enough for a special occasion like Easter dinner or Christmas. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2025 Get The Recipe Southern-Style Green Beans Vegetable side dishes are abundant on the Easter table, and while not technically a spring veggie, green beans are gracing a majority of our readers' tables. Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2025 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 20 Apr. 2025.

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side dish

noun
: food served separately along with the main course
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