side dish

noun

: a food served separately along with the main course

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The fresh, seasonal side dish is said to raise vitamin A levels in the body and stimulate melanocyte and retinol production. Irene Coltrinari, Vogue, 12 June 2025 Get The Recipe 19 of 20 Pineapple Casserole Some consider this classic Southern casserole a side dish while some think of it as a dessert. Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 12 June 2025 Money was raised at the Pie Auction & BBQ not only by auctioning desserts, but with sales of $15 barbecue meals that included beef, pork and turkey with side dishes. Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2025 Barbecue pitmaster shares his 5 favorite and 'simple' Memorial Day side dishes Josh Cooper, owner of Cooper's Next Level BBQ in Tallahassee, Florida, showed Fox News Digital some of his favorite and easy-to-make side dishes to go with this year's Memorial Day cookout. Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 25 May 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 20 Jun. 2025.

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side dish

noun
: food served separately along with the main course
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