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10 Language-to-English DictionariesVorspeise
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Vorspeise
"Als Vorspeise bestellten wir einen Salat."
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A small dish of food served before the main course of a meal to stimulate the appetite.
"We ordered garlic bread as an appetizer before our pizzas arrived."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'appetize' (from appetite + -ize), dating back to the late 19th century, referring to something that stimulates the appetite before a meal.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Appetizer" is said worldwide
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entrée
Transliteration: entrée
"Nous avons pris une soupe en entrée."
Vorspeise
Transliteration: Vorspeise
"Als Vorspeise bestellten wir einen Salat."
antipasto
Transliteration: antipasto
"Abbiamo ordinato un antipasto di salumi."
aperitivo
Transliteration: aperitivo
"Pedimos unas tapas como aperitivo."
entrada
Transliteration: entrada
"Pedimos camarão como entrada."
ऐपेटाइज़र
Transliteration: aipetaizar
"हमने मुख्य पाठ्यक्रम से पहले एक ऐपेटाइज़र का आदेश दिया।"
开胃菜
Transliteration: kāiwèicài
"我们点了一份开胃菜。"
전채
Transliteration: jeonchae
"우리는 메인 요리 전에 전채를 주문했다."
前菜
Transliteration: zensai
"私たちは前菜にサラダを注文しました。"
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