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appetizer [noun]

a small amount of food eaten before a meal

US

/ˈæp.ə.taɪ.zɚ/

UK

/ˈæp.ə.taɪ.zər/

Example:

At 6.30 everyone gathered for drinks and appetizers in the lounge.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

appetizer

noun American English for starter

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

appetizer

ap‧pe‧tiz‧er BrE AmE (also appetiser British English) /ˈæpətaɪzə, ˈæpɪtaɪzə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
a small dish that you eat at the beginning of a meal

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

appetizer

ap·pet·izer (BrE also -iser) [appetizer appetizers] [ˈæpɪtaɪzə(r)] [ˈæpɪtaɪzər] noun
a small amount of food or a drink that you have before a meal
• Some green olives make a simple appetizer.
Example Bank:

• This wine should be served chilled as an appetizer.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

appetizer ( UK usually appetiser ) / ˈæp.ɪ.taɪ.zə r / / -zɚ / noun [ C ]

a small amount of food eaten before a meal:

At 6.30 everyone gathered for drinks and appetizers in the lounge.

mainly US the first part of a meal:

The average cost of a full three-course meal - appetizer, main course, and dessert - is about $45.

Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

appetizer

[æ̱pɪtaɪzə(r)]
appetizers
N-COUNT
An appetizer is the first course of a meal. It consists of a small amount of food.
Seafood soup is a good appetizer.(in BRIT, also use appetiser)

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

appetizer

ap·pe·tiz·er also Brit ap·pe·tis·er /ˈæpəˌtaɪzɚ/ noun, pl -ers [count] : a small dish of food served before the main part of a meal

American English

British English

meals and parts of meals

B1 (Intermediate)

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