hors d’oeuvre
noun/ˌɔː ˈdɜːv/
/ˌɔːr ˈdɜːrv/
[countable, uncountable] (plural hors d’oeuvres
(from French)/ˌɔː ˈdɜːv/
/ˌɔːr ˈdɜːrv/
)- a small amount of food, usually cold, served before the main part of a meal compare starterTopics Cooking and eatingc2More Like This Silent lettersSilent lettersWord OriginFrench, literally ‘outside the work’.
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