side dish

noun

: a food served separately along with the main course

Examples of side dish in a Sentence

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Mix together just five ingredients including frozen hash browns, sour cream, cheddar cheese, and more for a potato side dish recipe that everyone will love. Christine Fiorentino, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025 For a side dish, Collier recommends the sweet potato yeast rolll, served with a decadent sweet potato honey butter. Samantha Husted, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2025 Chef Duane Nutter spruced up this must-have Southern side dish with the same flair and finesse that earned the attention of the James Beard Foundation no fewer than seven times. Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025 While this is meant as a side dish, this could be a main course, given the quantity of food, with four very large carrots; topped with several items such as miso caramel and quinoa, this is a unique dish for crunchy carrot lovers. Tom Hyland, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 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 2 Oct. 2025.

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side dish

noun
: food served separately along with the main course
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