side order
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2.7
- noun
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guarnición
- I'd like a side order of fries to go with my burger.
- side order of potato salad
- side order of rice
- side order of spaghetti
Examples
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Excuse me, can I get a falafel with hot sauce, a side order of baba ghanoush, and a seltzer, please?
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Can I have a falafel with hot sauce, a side order of baba ghanoush, and a seltzer, please?
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- And I'd like a side order of sausage.
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I'll have the curry goat, and a side order of ribs.
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Can I get a falafel with hot sauce, a side order of baba ghanoush, and a seltzer?
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That was six lamb burgers, four shish kebabs, a side order of couscous, and... two milk.
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I'd like a falafel with hot sauce, a side order of baba ghanoush, and a seltzer, please.
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"All right," she announced as she picked the plates off the tray and placed them on the table, "a western omelette with a side order of bacon, two scrambled eggs with sausage, a glass of orange juice, and a glass of tomato juice."
Fiction book (1999) -
Bludso's offers Texas-style BBQ and deep-fried turkeys, which are a long tradition: if you're gonna add a side order, make it the excellent mac.
Blog text (13) -
We're also serving a DeBragga and Spitler New York Strip with a side order of fries, and the salad is snow pea and radish with a cider vinaigrette.
Synonyms
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1.0
A small food served with the main dish to add flavor
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3.7
Something that goes with another thing to make it better
A small dish served with or between main courses to add variety
Antonyms
How Filling
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an extra small dish served with the main course' is directly derivable from combining 'side' (meaning on the side/adjacent to the main) with 'order' (a requested dish). This is a straightforward compositional noun phrase—analogous to 'side dish'—and follows common cross-linguistic cooking/menu patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand it.
Etymology
The noun side order comes from the simple image of a small dish put at the side of the main plate. The word side means 'beside' and order is something you ask for, so a side order is an 'extra small dish' served with the main meal.