dish： A broad shallow vessel, with flat bottom, concave sides, and nearly level rim, made of earthenware, glass, metal, or wood, and used chiefly to hold food at meals. Now, on the one hand often restricted to those of oval, square, or irregular shape, as distinguished from the circular plate, and on the other extended to all open vessels used to contain food at table, as tureens, vegetable dishes, etc.——牛津当代大辞典  @en