salad plate
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- noun
- /ˈsæləd pleɪt/
:
plato para ensaladas
- After following the recipe, place the colorful vegetables onto each salad plate.
- four salad plates
- 6 salad plates
- 4 salad plates
Examples
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They have empty salad plates in front of them.
Fiction book (1996) -
Use salad plates instead of dinner plates.
Blog text (22) -
Amy gets up to help her, and the two of them bring in the salad plates.
Fiction book (1996) -
Waiters approach, some to clear the salad plates, some to put down the next course.
Fiction book (1990) -
Betty says nothing; she merely pushes the salad plate a little toward him.
Fiction book (1992) -
Downsize to a salad plate to help you decrease your serving size.
Blog text (22) -
Her salad plate contained microscopic traces of arugula and endive.
Fiction book (1993) -
To serve, divide the mixed greens evenly among four salad plates.
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For a light lunch, prepare fresh fruit on individual salad plates.
Synonyms
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A flat round dish from which people eat
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A plate made of paper or thin cardboard that you throw away after use
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A small plate for eating dessert after a meal
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A deep plate with a wide rim used for serving soup
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Morphology
The meaning 'a small plate used for serving individual portions of salad' is directly derivable from combining 'salad' (a type of food) with 'plate' (a dish). This noun+noun composition (X plate = a plate for X) is a transparent, cross-linguistic pattern that a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand.
Etymology
Salad plate: The name salad plate comes from the simple idea of a small plate for salad put at the table for each person. That's why salad plate now means 'a small plate or shallow bowl for an individual portion of salad'.