entrée
or en·tree
[ ahn-trey ]
/ ˈɑn treɪ /
noun
a dish served as the main course of a meal.
Older Use.
a dish served at dinner between the principal courses.
the privilege of entering; access.
a means of obtaining entry: His friendship with an actor's son was his entrée into the theatrical world.
the act of entering; entrance.
Origin of entrée
1775–85; < French, noun use of feminine past participle of
entrer to enter; see
entry
Words nearby entrée
entry,
entry blank,
entry-level,
entryism,
entryway,
entrée,
entwine,
entwist,
entypy,
enucleate,
enuf
Example sentences from the Web for entree
British Dictionary definitions for entree
entrée
/ (ˈɒntreɪ) /
noun
a dish served before a main course
mainly US
the main course of a meal
the power or right of entry
Word Origin for entrée
C18: from French, from
entrer to
enter; in cookery, so called because formerly the course was served after an intermediate course called the
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