platter

CEFRB2

/plˈætər/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A large flat dish used for serving food.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A main dish and side dishes served together on one plate.

Examples

  • Do you want to use a platter or a tray?

  • That ornate silver platter is my favorite!

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The hard surface of a turntable on which a gramophone record rests when being played.

  2. A tray for serving foods.

  3. A vinyl record.

More examples

In context

  • Serve the fish on that platter.

  • Artists are quick to blame the record company for failing to promote their follow-up platter.

  • While his lov'd partner boastful of her hoard, Displays the cleanly platter on the board;

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The waiter carefully placed the roasted chicken on a large silver blank for the guests.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English plater, from Anglo-Norman plater, dissimilatory variant of platel, from Old French plate (“metal plate”) (see plate). Doublet of plateau.