bowl

Definition

A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.

Etymology

From Middle English bolle, from Old English bolla, bolle (“bowl, cup, pot, beaker, measure”), from Proto-West Germanic *bollā, from Proto-Germanic *bullǭ (“ball, round vessel, bowl”). Cognate with North Frisian bol (“bun, bread roll”), Middle Low German bolle, bole (“round object”), Dutch bol (“ball, sphere, scoop, dot”), German Bolle (“bulb”), Danish bolle (“bowl, bread roll”), Icelandic bolli (“cup”). Doublet of boule and pulla.

Example Sentences

• "You can’t have any more soup – you’ve had three bowls already."
• "This restaurant offers a number of different bowls."
• "poke bowl"