appetizer
/ˈapɪtʌɪzə
/(also appetiser)
noun
A small dish of food or a drink taken before a meal or the main course of a meal to stimulate one’s appetite: figurative as an appetizer to the spectacle approaching, the rocks took on an unusually geometric shape...
- The new menu also includes a variety of soups, salads, appetisers, pasta and bakes and of course, all those pizzas.
- They have some more unusual items on their menu, fish curries and even chaat appetizers like bhel puri.
- The menu has appetizers, sandwiches, pastas, salads and 23 kinds of pizzas.
Synonyms
starter, canapé, first course, finger food, titbit, savoury, snack;
French hors d'oeuvre, amuse-gueule;
Italian antipasto
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