e/Blue-plate special

Information
has gloss	eng: Blue-plate special or blue plate special is a term used in the United States by restaurants, particularly (but not only) diners and cafes. It refers to a specially-low-priced meal, usually changing daily. It typically consists of a "meat and three" (three vegetables), presented on a single plate, often a divided plate (rather than more elegantly on separate dishes). The term was very common from the 1920s through the 1950s. there are still a few restaurants and diners that offer blue-plate specials under that name, sometimes on blue plates, but it is a vanishing tradition. The phrase itself, however, is still a common American colloquial expression.
lexicalization	eng: Blue plate special
lexicalization	eng: blue-plate special
lexicalization	eng: Blueplate special
instance of	e/Meals

Meaning
Castilian
has gloss	spa: La denominación blue-plate special (denominado también como blue plate special - en español: plato azul especial) es una terminología empleada en algunos restaurantes de Estados Unidos, especialmente en diners y cafés. Se refiere a platos de bajo precio incluidos en los menús. Se trata de un tipo de plato denominado así desde 1875 cuando Fred Harvey Company ofrecía sus "Blue plate specials", servidos en platos de color azul compartimentados en tres partes: patatas, verduras y carnes (o pescado).
lexicalization	spa: Blue plate special
lexicalization	spa: Blue-plate special

Media
media:img	Blue plate special sign.jpg
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