main dish

noun

Main course in a meal.

Meanings

nounmain dish (plural main dishes)

plural main dishes

  1. Main course in a meal.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see

Translations

Esperanto ĉefplado
  • ĉefpladomain course in a meal
German Hauptgericht, Hauptspeise
  • Hauptgerichtmain course in a meal
  • Hauptspeisemain course in a meal
Hungarian főétel, főfogás
  • főételmain course in a meal
  • főfogásmain course in a meal
Polish danie główne, drugie danie
  • danie głównemain course in a meal
  • drugie daniemain course in a meal
Spanish plato principal, plato fuerte
  • plato principalmain course in a meal
  • plato fuertemain course in a meal
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APA

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Chicago

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