antipasto

[ an-ti-pah-stoh, -pas-toh; Italian ahn-tee-pahs-taw ]
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noun,plural an·ti·pas·tos, an·ti·pas·ti [an-ti-pah-stee, -pas-tee; Italian ahn-tee-pahs-tee]. /ˌæn tɪˈpɑ sti, -ˈpæs ti; Italian ˌɑn tiˈpɑs ti/. Italian Cooking.
  1. a course of appetizers consisting of an assortment of foods, as olives, anchovies, sliced sausage, peppers, and artichoke hearts.

Origin of antipasto

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First recorded in 1580–90; from Italian, equivalent to anti- (from Latin ante- “before”) + pasto “food,” from Latin pāstus “pasturage, feeding ground,” originally “the act of feeding,” equivalent to pās-, stem of pāscere “to feed” + -tus suffix of verbal action; see ante-

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British Dictionary definitions for antipasto

antipasto

/ (ˌæntɪˈpɑːstəʊ, -ˈpæs-) /


nounplural -tos
  1. a course of hors d'oeuvres in an Italian meal

Origin of antipasto

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Italian: before food

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