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mets

dish

noun MEH Less Common
Food & Drink Dishes

Usage Note

Mets (always spelled with a final 's', even in the singular) is a formal or literary word for a prepared dish or food item, most common in menus and gastronomy writing. Everyday speech uses plat instead. The word has no plural change since it already ends in 's'. The related verb mettre (to put) shares a root.

Examples

"Ce mets est typique de la région."

Natural Translation

This dish is typical of the region.

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