Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

small plate

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.51 in modern English

Syllables: smal-l- -plate
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dish in a restaurant that is prepared and served as soon as possible, rather than being served as a specific course of a meal.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see small, plate.

Example Sentences

"This unassuming south-Ponce tapas restaurant offers some of the most creative and sophisticated small plates in the metropolitan area."

Inflected Forms

small plates (plural)

Questions

What does small plate mean?: A dish in a restaurant that is prepared and served as soon as possible, rather than being served as a specific course of a meal.

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