"plateful" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: platefuls [plural], platesful [plural]
Etymology: plate + -ful Etymology templates: {{suf|en|plate|ful|pos=noun}} plate + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|s|platesful}} plateful (plural platefuls or platesful)
  1. The quantity contained on a plate. Translations (the quantity contained on a plate): platerada [feminine] (Catalan), platada [feminine] (Catalan), lautasellinen (Finnish), assiette [feminine] (French), assiettée [feminine] (French), platée [feminine] (French), lán pláta [masculine] (Irish), assiettée [Jersey] (Norman), pratada [feminine] (Portuguese), plataid [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-plateful-en-noun-qU8Jw5Bk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful

Inflected forms

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