French Conversation · Level 29
89 words
French word
plat
Pronunciation
IPA/pla/
Meaning
- masculine noundish
Example
Je prépare un plat pour ce soir.
I'm preparing a dish for tonight.
More examples
Le plat du jour est excellent.
The dish of the day is excellent.
Core concept
One complete serving of food, cooked or assembled and presented as a single unit.
Common phrases
plat principal
main course
plat du jour
dish of the day
plat chaud
hot dish
Similar words
repas: All the food served during one meal.
assiette: A flat dish used for serving food.
entrée: An appetizer served as the first course of a meal.
spécialité: A well-known dish associated with a restaurant or region.
Definition in French
Mot pour une préparation culinaire cuisinée ou assemblée et présentée comme une unité de service (entrée, plat principal, accompagnement).
Word origin
French plat comes from Old French plat, from Latin plattus and ultimately Greek platus, meaning flat, first referring to a flat dish and then to the food served in it.
Usage tips
- For the food sense, plat is masculine, so the usual phrase is un plat, while assiette refers to the physical plate.
Other meanings
- flatadjective
- dulladjective
Related words
- aplatirflattenverb
- platitudebanalitynoun
- aplatiflattenedadjective