plateful

English

Etymology

plate +‎ -ful

Noun

plateful (plural platefuls or platesful)

1. The quantity contained on a plate.
   • 1964 June, “News and Comment: Channel Tunnel finance”, in Modern Railways, page 371:

     Witness to this is the appointment by the Minister of Transport of an Under-Secretary who will concentrate on Channel Tunnel affairs—and Mr O. F. Gingell is evidently expected to have a plateful of work for some long time to come.

Translations

the quantity contained on a plate

• Catalan: platerada (ca) f, platada f
• Finnish: lautasellinen (fi)
• French: assiette (fr) f, assiettée (fr) f, platée (fr) f
• Irish: lán pláta m
• Norman: assiettée (Jersey)
• Portuguese: pratada f
• Welsh: plataid m