side dish

noun

: a food served separately along with the main course

Examples of side dish in a Sentence

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Add Swiss chard to soups, make kale chips, steam spinach as a side dish, or toss arugula into sandwiches and salads. Brandi Jones, Verywell Health, 23 Dec. 2025 Bread and butter is the tried-and-true appetizer, side dish, and charcuterie hero. Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Dec. 2025 Here are a few of our favorites—and don't forget the side dishes. Micah A Leal, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2025 And each of those courses had two or three main dishes and five or six side dishes, Massee said. Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 20 Dec. 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 31 Dec. 2025.

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side dish

noun
: food served separately along with the main course
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