Word forms: plural appetizersregional note: in BRIT, also use appetiser
countable noun
An appetizer is the first course of a meal. It consists of a small amount of food.
Seafood soup is a good appetizer.
Synonyms: hors d'oeuvre, titbit, antipasto, canapé More Synonyms of appetizer
More Synonyms of appetizer
appetizer in British English
or appetiser (ˈæpɪˌtaɪzə)
noun
1.
a small amount of food or drink taken to stimulate the appetite
2.
any stimulating foretaste
appetizer in American English
(ˈæpəˌtaɪzər)
noun
1.
a small portion of a tasty food or a drink to stimulate the appetite at the beginning of a meal
2.
a bit of something that excites a desire for more
Word origin
< appetizing + -er
appetizer in Hospitality
(æpɪtaɪzər) or starter
Word forms: (regular plural) appetizers
noun
(Hospitality (hotel): Food and drink, dining)
An appetizer is the first course of a meal. It consists of a small amount of food.
Dinner will include an appetizer with an entrée and dessert.
He ordered the pasta appetizer then the chicken entrée.
Consider ordering a number of appetizers, then sharing an entrée.
Related wordsCompare appetizer with entrée, which is the main course, or sometimes a dish before the main course, and dessert, which is the sweet food that you eat at the end of a meal.
Examples of 'appetizer' in a sentence
appetizer
He made comments about a couple of items, suggesting an appetizer that sounded unlikely but that, in his words,'went down a treat.
Laurie R. King FOLLY (2001)
Chinese translation of 'appetizer'
appetizer
(ˈæpɪtaɪzəʳ)
n(c)
(= first course) 开(開)胃食品 (kāiwèi shípǐn)
Nearby words of
appetizer
appendicitis
appendix
appetite
appetizer
applaud
applause
apple
1 (noun)
Definition
a small amount of food or drink taken at the start of a meal to stimulate the appetite
Seafood soup is a good appetizer.
Synonyms
hors d'oeuvre
titbit
antipasto
canapé
2 (noun)
Definition
a small amount of food or drink taken at the start of a meal to stimulate the appetite