Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of portion
"The recipe calls for four equal portions of mashed potatoes to serve everyone at dinner."
In plain English: Portions are individual servings of food that you eat at one time.
"We divided the cake into four equal portions for everyone to enjoy."
Usage: Use portions to refer to multiple individual servings or amounts of food, such as when dividing a large meal among several people. Avoid using it interchangeably with parts unless you specifically mean separate sections of a whole object rather than edible servings.
Derived from the Latin partio, which means to divide, portions originally referred to shares or allotments given out by division. The term entered English via Old French porcion in the sense of an assigned part of something larger.