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serving

adjective (FOOD/DRINK)
 
 
/ˈsɜː.vɪŋ/ US  /ˈsɝː-/

Definition

serving dish, spoon, etc. an object used for holding food before it is put onto plates, or for putting food onto platesCutlery
(Definition of serving adjective (FOOD/DRINK) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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