hors d'oeuvre

Definitions of hors d'oeuvre
  1. noun
    a dish served as an appetizer before the main meal
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    types:
    blanquette de porc
    small frankfurters wrapped in biscuit dough and baked
    type of:
    apéritif
    food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course)
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