Main Entry:: ¹dish
Pronunciation:: \ˈdish\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English, from Old English disc plate, from Latin discus quoit, disk, dish, from Greek diskos, from dikein to throw
Date:: before 12th century

1 a: a more or less concave vessel from which food is served b: the contents of a dish <a dish of strawberries>2 a: food prepared in a particular way b: something one particularly enjoys : cup of tea3 a (1): any of various shallow concave vessels ; broadly : anything shallowly concave (2): a directional receiver having a concave usually parabolic reflector ; especially : one used as a microwave or radar antenna b: the state of being concave or the degree of concavity4 a: something that is favored <entertainment that is just his dish> b: an attractive or sexy person5: gossip 2a <the latest dish>

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