メインディッシュ
めいんでぃっしゅ
noun
main dish; main course
1.
main dish; main course
The principal course of a meal, typically served after appetizers and before dessert in Western-style dining. In Japan the term is used mainly for Western or restaurant-style meals.
メインディッシュは肉にした。
I chose meat for the main dish.
今日のメインディッシュは魚のグリルです。
Today's main dish is grilled fish.
このコースは前菜、スープ、メインディッシュ、デザートの四品です。
This course consists of four dishes: an appetizer, soup, a main dish, and dessert.
A loanword from English "main dish." Used mostly in Western-style dining contexts, such as French or Italian restaurants and hotel courses. In traditional Japanese meals, the concept is usually expressed as 主菜 (main side) rather than メインディッシュ.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- メインディッシュを選ぶ: to choose the main dish
- 今日のメインディッシュ: today's main dish
- メインディッシュに肉料理を頼む: to order a meat dish as the main course
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 主菜: main dish — the more traditional Japanese term, used especially in discussions of 和食 or nutrition (with 主食 rice and 副菜 side dishes)
- メイン: main — a casual shortened form often heard in restaurants, as in 「メインは何にしますか」
- コース料理: course meal — the broader set of which the main dish is one component