SIDE DISH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does side dish mean? 

• SIDE DISH (noun)
  The noun SIDE DISH has 1 sense:

1. a dish that is served with, but is subordinate to, a main course

  Familiarity information: SIDE DISH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SIDE DISH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A dish that is served with, but is subordinate to, a main course

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

entremets; side dish; side order

Hypernyms ("side dish" is a kind of...):

dish (a particular item of prepared food)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "side dish"):

mushy peas (marrowfat peas that have been soaked overnight and then boiled; served with fish and chips)

raita (an Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices)

Holonyms ("side dish" is a part of...):

meal; repast (the food served and eaten at one time)