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entremets

American  
[ahn-truh-may, ahn-truh-me] / ˈɑn trəˌmeɪ, ɑ̃ trəˈmɛ /

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)
  • entremets
    plural
  1. a dish or dishes served at dinner between the principal courses or with the roast or other main course; side dish.

  2. the sweet dishes or dessert course served after a cheese course.


entremets British  
/ ɑ̃trəmɛ /

noun

  1. a dessert

  2. a light dish, formerly served at formal dinners between the main course and the dessert

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of entremets

1425–75; late Middle English < Middle French; Old French entremes. See inter-, mess


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Compared to flaky croissants or delicate entremets that can barely survive the trip from the pastry shop to the kitchen table, madeleines are a relatively sturdy and unassuming confection whose simple appearance belies their deliciousness.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2021

Best Baker in America In an nod to the Midwest, the bakers turn Michigan’s bumpy cake into bumpy entremets and make mini versions of Missouri’s gooey butter cake.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2021

From Moscow, Delegate Matsuoka traveled to Paris where the Japanese Embassy gave a luncheon, attended by Premier Herriot who from soup to entremets talked resolutely about nothing but fishing.

From Time Magazine Archive

The hostess who relies upon memory alone may find herself repeating to friends precisely the same dinner, down to the entremets, that she provided six months before.

From Time Magazine Archive

Serve this cauliflower as an entremets or as a side-dish with boiled chicken or a stew.

From The Italian Cook Book The Art of Eating Well by Maria Gentile

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