appetizer
noun
a small portion of a food or drink served before or at the beginning of a meal to stimulate the desire to eat.
appetizers
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pluralof appetizer.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Menu offerings include appetizers such as Dungeness crab cakes and lobster corn dogs, and entrées such as crispy chicken Milanese, honey miso glazed salmon and a signature Skywalker Ranch Wagyu burger.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Of course, these six IPOs are mere appetizers to the SpaceX main course.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
There was an open bar, a roast beef carving station and trays of appetizers passed around a restaurant located on a Dallas Cowboys themed golf course.
From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026
Many guests bristle when they can’t be seated as incomplete parties, or order appetizers without putting in their main course order.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 3, 2026
When the music comes back on, waiters appear with appetizers and plate after heaping plate of mouthwatering food—biryani and kebabs and tandoori chicken and samosas.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
