hors d'oeuvre

== English == === Alternative forms === hors-d'oeuvre, hors d'œuvre, hors-d'œuvre === Etymology === Borrowed from French hors d'œuvre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Received Pronunciation) /ˌɔːˈdɜːv/ IPA(key): (US) /ˌɔɹˈdɝv/ === Noun === hors d'oeuvre (plural hors d'oeuvre or hors d'oeuvres) (food) A small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal. (by extension) Anything preliminary and of secondary concern. (dated, rare) Something unusual or extraordinary. ==== Quotations ==== On buffet tables, garnished with glistening hors-d’oeuvre, spiced baked hams crowded against salads of harlequin designs and pastry pigs and turkeys bewitched to a dark gold. ==== Synonyms ==== (food): ==== Translations ==== === See also === canapé horse's doovers === References ===