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amuse-bouche, n.
Brit. |əˈm(j)uːzˌbuːʃ|, U.S. |əˈm(j)uzˈbuʃ|
Plural unchanged, -s
[‹ French amuse-bouche (see quot. 1968), lit. ‘(that which) amuses the mouth’ > v. + bouche bouche n.1, apparently as alteration of amuse-gueule amuse-gueule n.
The word is rare in French, the more usual French term being amuse-gueule amuse-gueule n.]
= amuse-gueule n.
[1968Sunday Times (Salisbury, Maryland) 19 May b2/2 The French express the true nature of properly served appetizers... They call them ‘L'amuse bouche’—‘to amuse the mouth.’ They should always be light.] 1982E. S. Colchie Ready when you Are xx. 240 Amuse-Bouche (‘amuse-the-mouth’)..canapés of white bread topped with avocado, sprinkled with salmon eggs and lime juice. 1990Great Hospitality Sept.–Oct. 71/2 As soon as we sat down, we were brought little amuse bouche, in Provençale style, slices of marinated aubergine and red pepper, baby courgette and halves of artichoke heart. 1993Washington Post 10 Jan. 6/1 Watson begins with a philosophical amuse-bouche on ‘Beauty as a Commercial Concept’. 2003Fiddlehead Spring 53 I'll be right there. I'm just putting out some amuse-bouches for Melanie and myself. |