hors d'oeuvre

Meaning

  1. A small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal.
  2. (broadly) Anything of secondary concern; not the primary thing.
  3. (dated, rare) Something unusual or extraordinary.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌɔːˈdɜːv/
Etymology

Borrowed from the French hors-d'œuvre.

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