How to Say ‘Main course’ in Spain Spanish
Segundo plato
seh-GOON-doh PLAH-toh
[seh-GOON-doh PLAH-toh]
💬 Usage Tip: Here segundo means "second", so this is literally "second dish". It pairs with primer plato, so the courses are simply numbered.
Phrase Breakdown
Segundo
[seh-GOON-doh]
second
The smallest common unit of time; as an adjective it also means 'second' in order.
Un minuto tiene sesenta segundos.
A minute has sixty seconds.
plato
[PLAH-toh]
course / dish
A course of a meal, or the dish/plate itself.
Este plato está muy rico.
This dish is very tasty.
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