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"Main dish" is a noun which is often translated as "el plato fuerte", and "main meal" is a noun which is often translated as "la comida más importante". Learn more about the difference between "main dish" and "main meal" below.
main dish(
meyn
dihsh
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (food)
a. el plato fuerte (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I'm tired of soup and salad. Where's the main dish?Ya me cansé de la sopa y la ensalada. ¿Dónde está el plato fuerte?
b. el plato principal (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
For our main dish today, we will be having salmon.Para nuestro plato principal hoy, tendremos salmón.
main meal(
meyn
mil
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. la comida más importante (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
In some cultures, breakfast is the main meal of the day.En algunas culturas, el desayuno es la comida más importante del día.
