appetizer
[ ap-i-tahy-zer ]
/ ˈæp ɪˌtaɪ zər /
noun
a small portion of a food or drink served before or at the beginning of a meal to stimulate the desire to eat.
any small portion that stimulates a desire for more or that indicates more is to follow: The first game was an appetizer to a great football season.
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appetency, appetite, appetitive, appetitive behavior, appetize, appetizer, appetizing, appia, appia, adolphe, appian way, appius claudius
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appetizer
appetiser
/ (ˈæpɪˌtaɪzə) /
noun
a small amount of food or drink taken to stimulate the appetite
any stimulating foretaste
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