leftover

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leftover

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From left (“remaining, abandoned”) + over (“excess”).

adjective left over · left-over

not comparable Remaining; left behind; extra; odd; in reserve. Do you want some of the leftover supplies from the event?

noun leftovers · left over · left-over

Something left behind; an excess or remainder. It's a leftover from yesterday, but it's still perfectly good.
Similar: oddment
in plural, usually, of food Remaining after a meal is complete or eaten for a later meal or snack. Not leftovers again!
Similar: scraps

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: remnant, left over, remaining, left, odd, unexhausted, unexpended, uneaten, warmed-over, cooked-over, reheated, residue, surplus, wreckage, rest, scrap

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adj remaining, left behind

Español	sobrante, sobrado
हिन्दी	अवशेष avśeṣ
Português	reservada, conservada, restante, deixada, deixado
Français	restant, restante
Deutsch	übrig, übergeblieben
Italiano	avanzato
Ελληνικά	υπόλοιπα ypóloipa
Русский	оста́вшийся ostávšijsja

noun something left behind

Español	sobra, resto, retallón
日本語	残り nokori, 贏余 eiyo
中文	殘餘 /残余 cányú
हिन्दी	अवशेष avśeṣ
Português	sobra
Français	reste
Deutsch	Rest
Italiano	avanzo, rimanenza, residuo
Русский	оста́ток ostátok, объе́дки obʺjédki

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@misc{leftover_2026,
  title = {leftover},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/leftover},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}