Dish vs. plate

No. Only 'dish' means 'menu item'.

Thank you very much Mister Micawber

Student

So if you say, "She put the dish down on the table."

The dish must contain some food. If not, I have to say plate?

Am I right?

I once was told that, athough "dish" is correct, "course" is a more
usual term ("a dinner of three courses").

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Victor

AnonymousSo if you say, "She put the dish down on the table."

The dish must contain some food. If not, I have to say plate?

Am I right?

Plate and dish are synonyms when referring to the round (usually), flat (mostly) thing we eat from.
It doesn't matter if there is food on it or not.

And a dish is one item of a course.

Thank you very much Grammar Geek. You've been very helpful, as usual!

Thank you Mister Micawber. You've clarify even more my doubt.