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appetizer
noun
A
small
dish
served
before
the
main
part
of
a
meal
to
make
you
feel
hungry
for
the
food
that
will
follow
.
•
We
ordered
a
plate
of
spicy
wings
as
an
appetizer
before
the
main
course
arrived
.
We
ordered
a
plate
of
spicy
wings
as
an
appetizer
before
the
main
course
arrived
.
•
Fresh
spring
rolls
were
served
as
a
complimentary
appetizer
at
the
Vietnamese
bistro
.
Fresh
spring
rolls
were
served
as
a
complimentary
appetizer
at
the
Vietnamese
bistro
.
From
"
appetite
"
+
“
-izer
”,
first
used
in
American
English
in
the
late
1800s
for
food
meant
to
stimulate
appetite
.
noun
Something
that
gives
people
a
small
taste
or
preview
and
makes
them
eager
for
more
of
what
will
follow
.
•
The
short
trailer
is
just
an
appetizer
for
the
blockbuster
movie
coming
next
month
.
The
short
trailer
is
just
an
appetizer
for
the
blockbuster
movie
coming
next
month
.
•
Her
opening
joke
was
an
appetizer
to
the
serious
points
she
would
make
later
in
the
speech
.
Her
opening
joke
was
an
appetizer
to
the
serious
points
she
would
make
later
in
the
speech
.
Extended
figurative
use
of
the
food
sense
,
first
recorded
in
the
mid-20th
century
.
