side dish

noun

: a food served separately along with the main course

Examples of side dish in a Sentence

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Enjoy for breakfast, or cut the toast into quarters and serve as a side dish or appetizer at your summer cookout. Sylvie Bigar, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025 Add them to pesto or use them as a garnish for vegetable side dishes and salads. Citrus Peels and Juiced Flesh Don’t discard those juiced lemon halves. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Feb. 2025 The Habit Burger Grill also serves up salads and side dishes including fries onion rings, sweet potato fries and tempura green beans. Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2025 Crispy, salty skins and creamy inside is the perfect side dish combination. Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 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 4 Mar. 2025.

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side dish

noun
: food served separately along with the main course
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