second helping

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second helping

noun second helpings

  1. A second portion of the same thing, usually of food; seconds; refill. He had already eaten six sausages, but that did not stop him reaching for a second helping.

    Similar: double helping

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noun a second portion of the same thing (usually of food)

日本語お代わり o-kawari
中文再來一份 /再来一份, 再来一份 zàilái yī fèn, 再來一杯 /再来一杯 zàilái yī bēi
Françaisdeuxième portion
DeutschNachschlag
Italianouna seconda porzione
Русскийдоба́вка dobávka, втора́я по́рция vtorája pórcija

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@misc{second_helping_2026,
  title = {second helping},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/second%20helping},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}