🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Vorspeise

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Vorspeise

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Appetizer/ˈæpɪtaɪzər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Als Vorspeise bestellten wir einen Salat."

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As noun
  1. 1

    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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