hors d'oeuvre
[noun]
Synonyms: appetizer, antipasto, whet, zakuska

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English Thesaurus: breakfast, brunch, lunch, tea, dinner, ...

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hors d'oeu‧vre /ɔː ˈdɜːv $ ˌɔːr ˈdɜːrv/ noun (plural hors d'oeuvres /-ˈdɜːvz $ -ˈdɜːrvz/) [countable]
[Date: 1700-1800; Language: French; Origin: 'outside of work']
food that is served in small amounts before the main part of the meal ⇒ entrée, main course

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breakfast a meal that you eat in the morning
brunch a meal that you eat in the late morning, instead of breakfast or lunch
lunch a meal that you eat in the middle of the day
tea British English a meal that you eat in the afternoon or evening
dinner the main meal of the day, which most people eat in the evening
supper a small meal that you eat in the evening, in British English; the main meal that you eat in the evening, in American English
picnic a meal that you eat outdoors, consisting of food that you cooked or prepared earlier
barbecue a meal that you cook outdoors over hot coals or wood and eat outdoors
snack a small amount of food that is eaten between main meals or instead of a meal
side dish food eaten with the main course, such as vegetables:
I’ll have the salad as a side dish.
course one of the separate parts of a meal, such as the starter or the dessert:
a three-course meal
hors d'oeuvre (also starter British English, appetizer American English) the small first part of a meal:
a tempting plate of hors d'oeuvres including olives and small pieces of roast beetroot
main course (also entrée especially American English) the main part of a meal. entrée is used especially on restaurant menus:
For the main course we had cheese and onion pie.
The menu includes a few hot entrées.
dessert (also pudding British English or sweet British English) sweet food eaten at the end of a meal:
What do you want for dessert?
They serve a wide range of desserts, including ice cream and home-made apple pie.

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