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antipasto

[ an-ti-pah-stoh, -pas-toh; Italian ahn-tee-pahs-taw ]
/ ˌæn tɪˈpɑ stoʊ, -ˈpæs toʊ; Italian ˌɑn tiˈpɑs tɔ /
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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 Cookery.

a course of appetizers consisting of an assortment of foods, as olives, anchovies, sliced sausage, peppers, and artichoke hearts.

RELATED WORDS

starter, cocktail, canape, dip, tidbit, taste, sample, spread, relish, aperitif, munchies

Nearby words

  1. antiozonant,
  2. antiparabema,
  3. antiparallel,
  4. antiparasitic,
  5. antiparticle,
  6. antipater,
  7. antipathetic,
  8. antipathic,
  9. antipathy,
  10. antipedal

Origin of antipasto

1580–90; < Italian, equivalent to anti- (< Latin ante- ante-) + pasto food < Latin pāstus pasturage, feeding ground, orig. the act of feeding, equivalent to pās- stem of pāscere to feed + -tus suffix of v. action
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British Dictionary definitions for antipasto

antipasto

/ (ˌæntɪˈpɑːstəʊ, -ˈpæs-) /

noun plural -tos

a course of hors d'oeuvres in an Italian meal

Word Origin for antipasto

Italian: before food
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Word Origin and History for antipasto

antipasto

n.

1934, from Italian antipasto, from anti- "before" (see ante) + pasto "food," from Latin pascere "to feed" (see pastor). Earlier anglicized as antepast (1590).

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