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dishful

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

As much as a dish will hold.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the quantity that a dish will hold

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they served me a dish of rice

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dish

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: containerful

History

Etymology

From Middle English dishful, dischefull, dyschefol, equivalent to dish + -ful.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: platada — as much as a dish will hold
  • Catalan: platerada — as much as a dish will hold
  • Finnish: vadillinen — as much as a dish will hold
  • Norman: pliatelée — as much as a dish will hold
  • Portuguese: pratada — as much as a dish will hold
  • Welsh: dysglaid — as much as a dish will hold