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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesentrante
Pronunciation / Transliteration: en-trahn-teh
"Pedimos unas tapas como entrante."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person or thing that initiates or begins an activity, process, or event.
"He was named as a starter for tonight's championship basketball game." - 2
The first course of a multi-course meal, served before the main dish.
"We ordered garlic bread as a starter before our pasta arrived."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'start', originating from Middle English 'starten' (to leap, jump, or set in motion), combined with the agentive suffix '-er'. Historically linked to Germanic roots denoting sudden movement, its semantic scope expanded over centuries to include the beginning of processes, the first course of a meal, and mechanical ignition devices.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Starter" is said worldwide
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entrée
Transliteration: ahn-tray
"Nous avons pris une salade comme entrée."
Vorspeise
Transliteration: for-shpy-zuh
"Die Suppe war eine hervorragende Vorspeise."
antipasto
Transliteration: ahn-tee-pah-stoh
"Abbiamo ordinato un antipasto di mare."
entrante
Transliteration: en-trahn-teh
"Pedimos unas tapas como entrante."
entrada
Transliteration: en-trah-dah
"A sopa serviu como uma boa entrada."
शुरुआती
Transliteration: shuruati
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"यह भोजन का एक अच्छाआती है।"
头盘
Transliteration: tóu pán
Script: 中文汉字
"我们点了一份汤作为头盘。"
전채
Transliteration: jeon-chae
Script: 한국어 한글
"식사 전에 가벼운 전채를 먹었습니다."
前菜
Transliteration: zensai
Script: 日本語
"前菜としてサラダを注文しました。"
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