cru·di·tés 
(kr′dĭ-tā)
(kr′dĭ-tā)pl.n.
Cut raw vegetables, such as carrot sticks and pepper strips, served often with a dip as an appetizer.
[French, pl. of crudité, rawness, from Old French crudite, from Latin crūditās, indigestion, undigested food, from crūdus, raw; see CRUDE.]