antipasto
[ an-ti-pah-stoh, -pas-toh; Italian ahn-tee-pahs-taw ]
/ ˌæn tɪˈpɑ stoʊ, -ˈpæs toʊ; Italian ˌɑn tiˈpɑs tɔ /
noun, plural an·ti·pas·tos, an·ti·pas·ti [an-ti-pah-stee, -pas-tee; Italian ahn-tee-pahs-tee] /ˌæn tɪˈpɑ sti, -ˈpæs ti; Italian ˌɑn tiˈpɑs ti/. Italian Cookery.
a course of appetizers consisting of an assortment of foods, as olives, anchovies, sliced sausage, peppers, and artichoke hearts.
Origin of antipasto
1580–90; < Italian, equivalent to
anti- (< Latin
ante-
ante-) +
pasto food < Latin
pāstus pasturage, feeding ground, orig. the act of feeding, equivalent to
pās- stem of
pāscere to feed +
-tus suffix of v. action
Words nearby antipasto
antiozonant,
antiparabema,
antiparallel,
antiparasitic,
antiparticle,
antipasto,
antipater,
antipathetic,
antipathy,
antipedal,
antipediculotic
British Dictionary definitions for antipasto
antipasto
/ (ˌæntɪˈpɑːstəʊ, -ˈpæs-) /
noun plural -tos
a course of hors d'oeuvres in an Italian meal
Word Origin for antipasto
Italian: before food