Hors D'oeuvre (Noun)
Meaning
A dish served as an appetizer before the main meal.
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.
Examples
- The guests sampling the delicate hors d'oeuvres at the reception couldn't wait to taste the rest of the meal.
- Crab cakes and spinach quiche were two of the popular hors d'oeuvres at the dinner party.
- For cocktail hour, mini caprese salads made a refreshing hors d'oeuvre that everyone enjoyed.
- The restaurant served an assortment of hors d'oeuvres to get our taste buds ready for the main course.
- Fresh vegetable spring rolls were an excellent hors d'oeuvre with a light yet crispy wrapper.