antipasto
/ˌæntiˈpɑstəʊ//-ˈpæs-/
antipasto noun: an Italian starter for a meal; normally a cold assortment of salami, cheese, seafood, and vegetables.
Noun
antipasto (plural antipastos or antipasti)
- An Italian starter for a meal; normally a cold assortment of salami, cheese, seafood, and vegetables.
- The antipasto often features fettunta—thin slices of Tuscan bread toasted and salted (the bread itself is unsalted) and perhaps rubbed with garlic (you may prefer to rub it on for yourself, or not if you're due to discuss Uganda or have an interview with Silvio Berlusconi)2009, Nicholas Belfrage, The Finest Wines of Tuscany and Central Italy, →ISBN, page 312
Forms of antipasto
| plural | antipastos |
|---|---|
| plural | antipasti |
Origin of antipasto
Borrowed from Italian antipasto (“[food] before the meal”). Doublet of antepast.
Words that rhyme with antipasto
Questions about antipasto
- What does antipasto mean?
- Antipasto means an Italian starter for a meal; normally a cold assortment of salami, cheese, seafood, and vegetables.
- What part of speech is antipasto?
- Antipasto is a noun.
- How do you pronounce antipasto?
- Antipasto is pronounced /ˌæntiˈpɑstəʊ/.
- What is the plural of antipasto?
- The plural of antipasto is antipastos.
Words near antipasto in the dictionary
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