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How to pronounce appetiser in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms appetizer, starter
Type of course
Has types antipasto, canape, cocktail, crudites, hors d'oeuvre

Examples of appetiser

appetiser
All the diners were served a plate of eggs frying on a hot plate as an appetiser.
From the bbc.co.uk
I ate at WD50 in New York once, and made the mistake of ordering an oyster appetiser.
From the guardian.co.uk
Coated in flour and deep-fried, they become a finger-licking appetiser.
From the travel.uk.msn.com
Many considered it an appetiser for an unusually engrossing Japanese election campaign.
From the economist.com
Squid, however gigantic, are merely an appetiser for the feast of weirdness he lays out.
From the guardian.co.uk
There wouldn't be many among us keen to marinate Moby after we'd had Ahab as an appetiser.
From the nzherald.co.nz
It was also merely the appetiser for the hearty lunch that followed.
From the guardian.co.uk
At home on the comfy couches, we enjoy pre-dinner drinks and an appetiser of fennel taralli.
From the smh.com.au
This includes Salt's offering of a tin of anchovies as an appetiser.
From the nzherald.co.nz
More examples
  • Appetizer: food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course)
  • An hors d'oeuvre (/u0254u02D0r u02C8du025Cu02D0rv, u02C8du025Cu02D0rvru1D4A/; French: hors d'u0153uvre u00A0( listen)), appetizer, or starter is a small dish served before a meal. Some hors d'oeuvres are served cold, others hot. Hors d'oeuvres may be served at the dinner table, or in the bedroom, as a part of the meal or they may be served before seating. Formerly, hors d'oeuvres were also served between courses.
  • Alternative spelling of appetizer
  • This seminar brings together youth workers from all over Europe and gives them a taste of working in an international setting (like an 'appetiser'). ...
  • A small portion of fruit juice or jeera pani, rasam, etc. served as the first course of a meal.
  • Something to soothe the palate & also stimulate it for the following courses.