en·trée or en·tree 
(ŏntrā, ŏn-trā)
(ŏntrā, ŏn-trā)n.
1.
a. The main dish of a meal.
b. A dish served in formal dining immediately before the main course or between two principal courses.
2.
a. The act of entering.
b. The power, permission, or liberty to enter; admittance.
3. An opening or introductory movement at the beginning of a dance such as a pas de deux.
[French entrée, from Old French entree; see ENTRY.]