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piatto — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cymbal noun A round, flat metal plate that produces a sharp ringing crash when struck, used in drum kits and orchestras.
  • dish noun A shallow container used for serving or holding food.
  • flat adj Level and even, with no slope, bumps, or curves.
  • plate noun A flat, shallow dish used for serving or eating food.
  • platter noun A large, flat dish used for serving food, especially to a group.
  • pot noun A round container, usually with a handle, used for cooking or holding things such as plants.
  • turntable noun A flat rotating platform, especially the spinning disc of a record player on which a vinyl record sits.

Senses

piatto is used for these senses in English:

  • cymbal (percussion instrument) A concave plate of metal, usually brass or bronze, that produces a sharp, ringing sound when struck: played either in pairs, by striking them together, or singly by striking with a drumstick or the like.
  • dish A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle.
  • dish (metonym) A specific type of prepared food.
  • flat Having no variations in height.
  • flat (figurative) Lacking liveliness or action; depressed; uninteresting; dull and boring.
  • plate A course at a meal.
  • platter The hard surface of a turntable on which a gramophone record rests when being played.
  • turntable (music) The circular rotating platform of a record player or a disk jockey's console on which the record rests during play; (by extension) , a record player.

dish — full definition

  1. noun A shallow container used for serving or holding food.
  2. noun A particular type of prepared food.
  3. noun A curved, bowl-shaped antenna used to receive signals.
  4. verb To serve food, especially onto plates.
  5. verb Informal: to share gossip or personal details.

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