side dish

noun

: a food served separately along with the main course

Examples of side dish in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This simple recipe relies on a hot oven and a rimmed baking sheet to turn the humble vegetable into a side dish worthy of both weeknight dinners and the Thanksgiving table. — Rick Martinez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

Cabbage rolls might take care of some; soup or a roasted side dish can use the rest. — Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

Aldi is promoting their Thanksgiving meal basket -- including meal ingredients for a party of 10, such as a 16-pound turkey, side dishes and a pumpkin pie -- for under $39. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

Try the Zambian side dishes like nshima (a cornmeal porridge popular in southern Africa) or the local eggplant known as impwa. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1702, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for side dish

• cuttlefish
• jellyfish
• sablefish
• bluefish
• catfish
• codfish
• crawfish
• dogfish
• finfish
• flatfish
• goldfish
• groundfish

Kids Definition

side dish

noun

: food served separately along with the main course