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Webster 1913 Edition


Entree


Enˊtrée′

,
Noun.
[F. See
Entry
.]
1.
A coming in, or entrance; hence, freedom of access; permission or right to enter;
as, to have the
entrée
of a house
.
2.
(Cookery)
In French usage, a dish served at the beginning of dinner to give zest to the appetite; in English usage, a side dish, served with a joint, or between the courses, as a cutlet, scalloped oysters, etc.
[obsolescent]

Definition 2024


Entree

Entree

See also: entree, entre, entrée, and Entrée

German

Alternative forms

Noun

Entree n (genitive Entrees, plural Entrees)

  1. (dish served before main course) entrée

Declension

entree

entree

See also: entre, Entree, entrée, and Entrée

English

Noun

entree (plural entrees)

  1. Alternative form of entrée

Anagrams


Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

entree f (plural entrees, diminutive entreetje n)

  1. entry (i.e. room behind front door)
  2. entrance
  3. (dining) starter

Synonyms


Middle French

Etymology

Old French entree, antree.

Noun

entree f (plural entrees)

  1. entrance

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