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hotdish

hotdish noun: a variety of baked casserole that typically contains a starch, a meat or other protein, and a canned and/or frozen vegetable, mixed with canned soup.

Noun

hotdish (countable and uncountable, plural hotdishes)

  1. (Upper Midwestern US) A variety of baked casserole that typically contains a starch, a meat or other protein, and a canned and/or frozen vegetable, mixed with canned soup.
  2. A main course or sidedish served hot during a meal.
  3. A dish for serving hotdish.

Forms of hotdish

pluralhotdishes

Origin of hotdish

From hot + dish.

Questions about hotdish

What does hotdish mean?
Hotdish means a variety of baked casserole that typically contains a starch, a meat or other protein, and a canned and/or frozen vegetable, mixed with canned soup.
What part of speech is hotdish?
Hotdish is a noun.
What is the plural of hotdish?
The plural of hotdish is hotdishes.

Words near hotdish in the dictionary

  1. hotcockles
  2. hotdesk
  3. hotdesked
  4. hotdesking
  5. hotdesks
  6. hotdish
  7. hotdishes
  8. hotdog
  9. hotdog bun
  10. hotdog buns
  11. hotdog pillow

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