appetizer
[ ap-i-tahy-zer ]
/ ˈæp ɪˌtaɪ zər /
noun
a small portion of a food or drink served before or at the beginning of a meal to stimulate the desire to eat.
any small portion that stimulates a desire for more or that indicates more is to follow: The first game was an appetizer to a great football season.
Origin of appetizer
First recorded in 1860–65;
appetiz(ing) +
-er1
Words nearby appetizer
appetence,
appetency,
appetite,
appetitive,
appetitive behavior,
appetizer,
appetizing,
appia,
appian way,
appl.,
applanate
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British Dictionary definitions for appetizer
appetizer
appetiser
/ (ˈæpɪˌtaɪzə) /
noun
a small amount of food or drink taken to stimulate the appetite
any stimulating foretaste