feminine singular of portato

course, plate (of a meal) / capacity; carrying capacity (of a vehicle) / capacity; the amount of traffic that can develop on a specific railway/railroad line / capacity; the maximum (weight, length, etc.) that can be measured with a given measuring instrument / range; range (of a gun, missile, etc.) / range; scope (of a light source, radio signal, etc.) / range; scope (of the eye or an optical instrument) / a fencer's ability to duck / economic or intellectual availability or accessibility / importance, significance / ability, stature, caliber, social rank, tether / flow (of a river, stream, etc.) / bloodflow

main course

handy, close, at hand, within reach, convenient / for the taking, within reach

within earshot (within a distance from which sound is still audible)