main coursenoun [ C ]
uk/ˌmeɪn ˈkɔːs/us/ˌmeɪn ˈkɔːrs/A2 the largest or most important part of a meal in which there are different parts served separately:
I had salmon for my main course.
More examples
- We had fish for our main course.
- I didn't want to eat a main course.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Meals & parts of meals
- accompaniment
- afternoon tea
- afters
- amuse-bouche
- antipasto
- dinner
- dinner party
- dinner time
- elevenses
- English breakfast
- picnic
- plate meal
- ploughman's lunch
- postprandial
- pot luck
- smorgasbord
- teatime
- tiffin
- TV dinner
- working lunch/breakfast
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