large platters of hot turkey and ham
The chicken platter comes with fries and coleslaw.
She ordered the seafood platter.
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On Wednesday, buy-one-get-one barbecue platters (one, two or three meats with two sides and Texas toast).—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2026 Fish and seafood platters and wings are popular here.—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 10 June 2026 Guests can expect plates of fresh sourdough bread, prawns, and platters of flaky skate wing.—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2026 Start with a round of sambusas — hot, crispy lentil triangles — then steer right into the Taste of Awash, a platter of beef, chicken and vegetarian shareables meant be scooped up with rich rolls of injera bread.—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for platter
Word History
Etymology
Middle English plater, from Anglo-French, from plat plate