side dish

noun

: a food served separately along with the main course

Examples of side dish in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Creamy cotija cheese and fresh cilantro make this salad the best side dish to bring to your next cookout. Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 4 June 2024 Corn is a special side dish in Jennifer Garner's household. Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 3 June 2024 Caprese salad can be served as a show-stopping appetizer or side dish or as a light meal with crusty artisan bread. Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 9 May 2024 Emanuel Hahn Grace Yu opened PN Rice Cake House in 1985, first as a grocery store around a military base in Columbus, Georgia, then later as a rice cake and banchan (Korean side dish) purveyor in Atlanta, Georgia. Emanuel Hahn, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for side dish 

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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 14 Jun. 2024.

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side dish

noun
: food served separately along with the main course

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