entrée

Meaning

1. (Australia, New-Zealand, UK, historical) A smaller dish served before the main course of a meal.
2. (Canada, US) The main course or main dish of a meal.
3. The act of entering somewhere, or permission to enter; admittance.
4. An introduction or prelude.

Translations

antecenium

hors-d’œuvre

entrée

hors-d’oeuvre

hors d’oeuvre

voorgerecht

entrada

principio

Vorspeise

entremés

Zutritt

ορεκτικό

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɒntɹeɪ/

Etymology

Borrowed from French entrée. Doublet of entrada and entry.