| NOUN | food | appetiser, appetizer, starter | food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course) |
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| Meaning | Food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course). | |
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| Synonyms | appetizer, starter | |
| Narrower | antipasto | A course of appetizers in an Italian meal |
| canape | An appetizer consisting usually of a thin slice of bread or toast spread with caviar or cheese or other savory food | |
| cocktail | An appetizer served as a first course at a meal | |
| crudites | raw vegetables cut into bite-sized strips and served with a dip | |
| hors d'oeuvre | A dish served as an appetizer before the main meal | |
| Broader | course | Part of a meal served at one time |
| Spanish | abreboca, aperitivo, tapa | |
| Catalan | aperitiu, entrant, tapa, vermut | |
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