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appetizer

UK/ˈæpɪˌtaɪzə/

appetizer noun: a small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal.

appetizer: a small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal
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Noun

appetizer (plural appetizers)

  1. A small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal.
  2. Something that creates or increases excitement for what is to follow.

appetizer meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada

appetizer in Tamil

பசியூக்கி, முன்னுணவு, பசியூட்டி, பசியேற்றி, பசிச்சுவை பெருக்கும் பொருள்

appetizer in Urdu

مشتہی, اِشتِہا آوَر, اشتہا انگیز

appetizer in Malayalam

small, light first course
വിശപ്പുണ്ടാക്കി viśappuṇṭākki

appetizer in Kannada

ರುಚಿಕಾರಕ, ಹಸಿವು ವರ್ಧಕ, ಕ್ಷುಧಾವರ್ಧಕ
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appetizer in Tagalog
pampagana
appetizer in Arabic
مَزَّة mazza, مُشَهْي mušahy, مُقَبِّل muqabbil
appetizer in Persian
پیشغذا piš-ġazâ
appetizer in Thai
อาหารเรียกน้ำย่อย aa-hǎan-rîiak-nám-yɔ̂i
appetizer in Vietnamese
khai vị, món khai vị

Examples of appetizer in a sentence

  • I am stuffed up to here with appetizers.
  • How much younger?” Regina asked, inspecting the appetizer plates for any lingering bites.
  • A wide selection of appetizers invites grazing: salmon tartar with Rice Krispies and wasabi, perhaps, or minihamburgers.

All 28 example sentences with appetizer

Synonyms of appetizer

Forms of appetizer

pluralappetizers
alternative Commonwealthappetiser

Plural of appetizer: appetizers

Origin of appetizer

From appetize + -er.

Words formed from appetizer

Words that rhyme with appetizer

18 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about appetizer

What does appetizer mean?
Appetizer means a small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal.
What is appetizer in Tamil?
Appetizer in Tamil is பசியூக்கி, முன்னுணவு, பசியூட்டி. See Appetizer meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is appetizer?
Appetizer is a noun.
How do you pronounce appetizer?
Appetizer is pronounced /ˈæpɪˌtaɪzə/ (UK).
What is the plural of appetizer?
The plural of appetizer is appetizers.

Words near appetizer in the dictionary

  1. appetitively
  2. appetitiveness
  3. appetitost
  4. appetize
  5. appetized
  6. appetizer
  7. appetizers
  8. appetizes
  9. appetizing
  10. appetizingly
  11. appetizingness

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Adapted from Wiktionary: appetizer (page history and authors); appetizer (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); appetizer (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); appetizer (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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