plato masc.

1. plate, dish

container for food

• Pon el pan en el plato.Put the bread on the plate.
• El plato está limpio.The plate is clean.

2. dish, food

prepared food

• Este plato lleva arroz y verduras.This dish contains rice and vegetables.
• Pedimos dos platos de pasta.We ordered two plates of pasta.

3. course

part of a meal

• El primer plato es sopa.The first course is soup.
• Después del segundo plato, tomamos café.After the main course, we had coffee.