dish

/dɪʃ/noun

A container for holding or serving food, such as a plate that is mostly flat with a shallow hollow in the middle.

Example sentences

“He served the roasted vegetables in a large ceramic dish.”
“Put the leftover lasagna in a glass dish and cover it with foil.”

Also a particular prepared food, as in 'a signature dish', and, informally, gossip: 'dish the dirt'.

Related words

kitchenThe room in a home or building where meals are prepared.mealAn occasion of eating prepared food, usually at a regular time of day and in a larger amount than a snack.bakeTo prepare food by cooking it with dry heat inside an oven.snackA small amount of food eaten between regular meals.tasteThe sense the tongue uses to detect flavors, or the flavor a food or drink produces.saltyHaving the taste of salt or containing a lot of it.