side dish
side dish — noun
1. a portion of food — often vegetables, rice, or salad — that you eat alongside th
a portion of food — often vegetables, rice, or salad — that you eat alongside the main part of a meal, usually from its own plate
Tariq ordered grilled fish with a side dish of roasted vegetables.
with a side dish of [food]
The lunch menu lets you pick any main course and two side dishes.
Allison asked the waiter if she could swap her fries for a side dish of rice.
At the barbecue, Hoa made a fresh salad to serve as a side dish with the grilled meat.
Many Japanese set meals include a small side dish of pickled vegetables for contrast.
- accompaniment
more formal or technical; used in cookbooks and restaurant reviews
- extra
informal; used mainly in spoken English ('Do you want any extras with your steak?')
- side
shortened form common in casual speech ('I'll have the fries on the side.')
文法句型
a side dish of [food]
as a side dish
用法筆記
Commonly follows the pattern 'a side dish of + food name' or appears in the phrase 'as a side dish'. In restaurant contexts, side dishes are often listed separately from main courses on the menu.
常見錯誤
2. a small bowl or plate that is used for serving a portion of food alongside the m
a small bowl or plate that is used for serving a portion of food alongside the main dish
Jisoo put the coleslaw into a small ceramic side dish before carrying it to the table.
put [food] into a [adjective] side dish
The waiter brought each guest a separate side dish for their vegetables.
Ravindra washed the side dishes and stacked them in the kitchen cupboard.
These little glass side dishes are perfect for serving olives or nuts at a party.
- small plate
more general; can be used for any small dish, not just for food served alongside a main course
- bowl
specifically a deep, round container; often used interchangeably for side dishes that hold wet foods
文法句型
[verb] + [adjective] + side dish
in/on a side dish
用法筆記
This sense refers to the physical container (plate, bowl, or small dish), not the food inside it. Context usually makes the meaning clear: 'a side dish of rice' refers to the food (sense 1), while 'a ceramic side dish' refers to the plate (sense 2).