[i] ferculum, -ī [2/m]: a ‘loose’ term that refers to an
object on which something is carried, and can be defined as a tray
īnferrō, īnferre [irr.]: carry in
Being served up the head of John the Baptist, or tucking into
a little plate of roasted tree-crickets may not be your ideal dinner, but they
are mentioned in connection with words referring to holding and serving food.
[ii] discus, -ī [2/m]: platter i.e. a large dish on which food
is served; dā mihi inquit hīc in discō caput Iōhannis Baptistae
(Vulgate) │ "Give me here, she said, on a platter the head of John
the Baptist"
lanx, lancis [3/f]: dish; platter; plate i.e. a large plate
patina, -ae [1/f]: broad, shallow dish; serving dish
bētās minūtās in patinā compōnēs (Apicius): you will
arrange the finely chopped beets in a dish; Apicius uses patina
many times to refer to placing food on a dish for serving
patina has a diminutive form: patella, -ae
[1/f] small dish / pan; plate; this is the term used when eating dinner from a
plate
cibum in patellā pōnō: I put food on the plate
cicādae tostae in patellīs │ toasted / roasted cicadas
(tree-crickets) on small plates
[iii] catīnus, -ī [2/m]: deep plate; can be used to refer to a
bowl
[iv] pōnō, -ere, pōsuī, positus [3]: put
adpōnō (appōnō), -ere [3] (here): serve (up); place
acētō et liquāmine temperātō appōnēs (Apicius): you
will serve (it) with vinegar and seasoned fish sauce
compōnō, -ere [3]: arrange
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