small plate en · NOUN
Meanings
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A dish in a restaurant that is prepared and served as soon as possible, rather than being served as a specific course of a meal.
This unassuming south-Ponce tapas restaurant offers some of the most creative and sophisticated small plates in the metropolitan area.
2007, Atlanta Magazine, volume 47, number 3, page 156:
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see small, plate.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| small plates | Number=Plur | lexicographic |