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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesantipasto
Pronunciation / Transliteration: antipasto
"Abbiamo ordinato un antipasto di salumi."
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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
The word 'appetizer' originates from the French word 'appétit', meaning 'appetite', which itself comes from the Latin 'appetitus', meaning 'desire'. The term evolved in the late 19th century to refer specifically to small dishes served before the main course to stimulate the appetite.
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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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