en·tre·mets \in sing constr |än.trə|mā or |äⁿ.t-, in pl constr -mā(z)\noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: French, from Old French entremés, from Latin intermissus, past participle : dishes (as vegetables or savories) served in addition to the main course of a meal < precisely the same dinner, down to the entremets that she provided six months ago — Time >