cruditésn.
/kruːdɪˈteɪ//ˈkruːdɪteɪ/ With plural agreement. A traditional French hors-d'œuvre of mixed raw vegetables.
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hors d'œuvre1742
antipasto1934
crudités1960
1960 E. David French Provinc. Cooking 133 (heading) Les crudités. Raw vegetables.
1960 E. David French Provinc. Cooking 133 (heading) With a plat de crudités is usually served..a slice or two of pâté de campagne.
1965 E. O'Brien August is Wicked Month xv. 179 They had crudités du pays to start with..so many kinds of vegetable.
1970 Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 18 July 37/3 The hostesses were able to deposit on one tray a tranche of excellent pâté, a bowl of crudités, a hot steak.
1981 N.Y. Times Mag. 21 June 10/3 You like raw vegetables? I'll take crudités.
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