πιάτο

Greek

Inherited from Byzantine Greek πιάτο^[1] from Italian piatto, from Vulgar Latin *plattum, accusative of^[2] *plattus^[3] from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús), a repatriated word (αντιδάνειο (antidáneio)).

πιάτο • (piáto) n (plural πιάτα)

plate (tableware)
(in the plural) dishes (tableware that is to be or is being washed after being used to prepare, serve and eat a meal)
πλένω τα πιάτα ― pléno ta piáta ― I wash the dishes; I do the washing up
(by extension) plate (the contents of a plate)
(metonymic) dish (a specific type of prepared food)
course (a stage of a meal)
πρώτο πιάτο ― próto piáto ― first course

κύριο/κυρίως πιάτο ― kýrio/kyríos piáto ― main course
(telecommunications) dish (a type of antenna with a similar shape to a plate or bowl)
δορυφορικό πιάτο ― doryforikó piáto ― satellite dish

^ πιάτο, p.256-257, vol.16 Kriaras, Emmanuel (1969-2021) Λεξικό της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας [Lexikó tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías, Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. 1–22] (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Centre for the Greek language, Vols.15-22 ed. I.N. Kazazis et al.
^ πιάτο - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
^ πιάτο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language