entrée

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(thing) by tres equis (2.4 y) (print)   (I like it!) Sat Nov 13 1999 at 14:15:04
In Australia, this is the snack-sized food you order at a restaurant before the main course.
In America, this is the main course and the entree is known as the appetizer.
(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:25:40

En`trée" (?), n. [F. See Entry.]

1.

A coming in, or entrance; hence, freedom of access; permission or right to enter; as, to have the entrée of a house.

2. Cookery

In French usage, a dish served at the beginning of dinner to give zest to the appetite; in English usage, a side dish, served with a joint, or between the courses, as a cutlet, scalloped oysters, etc.

 

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