# small plate

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. 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.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see small, plate.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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