English Explanatory Dictionary

hors d'oeuvre

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal.
Anything preliminary and of secondary concern.
Something unusual or extraordinary.

Pronunciation

/ˌɔːˈdɜːv/ en-uk-hors d'oeuvre.ogg /ˌɔɹˈdɝv/ en-us-hors d'oeuvre.ogg

Word forms

hors d'oeuvre hors d'oeuvres hors-d'oeuvre hors d'œuvre hors-d'œuvre

Etymology

Borrowed from French hors d'œuvre.

Synonyms

Related words

canapé horse's doovers

Translations

Armenian: նախուտեստ Belarusian: заку́ска Belarusian: пераку́ска Belarusian: пераку́с Bulgarian: ордьо́вър Bulgarian: мезе́ Bulgarian: предя́стие Bulgarian: заку́ска Chinese Mandarin: 前菜 Chinese Mandarin: 小吃 Chinese Mandarin: 點心 /点心 Chinese Mandarin: 冷盤 /冷盘 Chinese Mandarin: 開胃菜 /开胃菜 Czech: předkrm Danish: forret Danish: hors d'oeuvre Dutch: hors-d'oeuvre Esperanto: antaŭmanĝaĵo Finnish: alkupala French: hors-d'œuvre German: Hors d’œuvre German: Vorspeise Greek: ορεκτικό Hungarian: előétel Japanese: オードブル Japanese: つき出し Japanese: 突き出し Japanese: 前菜 Japanese: アペタイザー Korean: 오르되브르 Korean: 전채 Korean: 애피타이저 Latin: gustātiō Latin: prōmulsis Macedonian: о́рдевер Māori: kūmamatanga Māori: whakapūwharu Polish: zakąska Polish: przystawka Portuguese: aperitivo Russian: заку́ска Russian: переку́ска Russian: переку́с Slovak: predkrm Slovak: predjedlo Spanish: aperitivo Swedish: förrätt Tagalog: pampagana Thai: ออเดิร์ฟ Turkish: ordövr Ukrainian: заку́ска Ukrainian: пере́куска Volapük: büzib

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