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leftover

 
 
/ˈleftˌəʊvər/ adjective [always before noun]

Translation

Leftover food remains after a meal.
artık, artmış, kalmış
If there's any leftover food we can take it home with us.1827
leftovers noun [plural] food which remains after a meal
artan yemek, kırıntı
We've been eating up the leftovers from the party all week.1827
(Definition of leftover adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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