entree
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4.0
- noun
- /ˈɑːnˌtreɪ/
- US
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plato principal
- What would you like for your entree, sir?
- a main entree
The wife came, took the fish soup and brought the entree.
- The wife came, took the fish soup and brought the entree.
- Lewis is going to put an entire second entree, a whole second entree on the side of his.
- You got to respect somebody named after a damn edible lunch entree onward.
- You can do this fried calamari a lot of options entrees.
- Pumps has prepared a little segment on our most delicious entree, which is, of course, Republican cannibalism.
- I think it's somebody that's afraid to say, hey, daddy got that little spice entree, you feel me?
- The guests are enjoying live oysters and she's And then the entree, he continued, consists of boiled dog stuffed with rice.
- These are the systems in which guilt is merely a standard entree at every meal.
Examples
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The entrees arrived, and while the foursome ate their dinners, the conversation stayed on neutral ground.
Fiction book (1999) -
Even in provincial English village pubs, I have encountered menus that explicitly offer vegan entrees.
Academic text (2000) -
And start out with the main entree and get some pizza and then hit the salad bar, you know, for something healthy.
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On Sunday, November 11th, receive a complimentary entree from a special menu.
Blog text (16) -
"Yes," she paused, waiting while their entrees were served.
Fiction book (1995) -
Patrick and Evelyn are seated at a decent table near the front, their entrees already served.
Fiction book (2000) -
The menu has plenty of entrees to offer, but sushi is Kotobuki's specialty.
Blog text (33) -
What would you like for your entree, sir?
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At $22, this is the highest-priced entree on the menu, and it's worth every buck.
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Now, for the entree... we'll have venison and hominy grits.
Synonyms
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1.0
A particular cooked food served as part of a meal
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1.0
A main meal served on one dish
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1.3
The main dish served after a starter and before dessert
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2.5
The largest or most important dish in a meal
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Etymology
Entree comes from the French verb entrer, which means 'to enter'. In old formal meals an entree was a dish that 'entered' the table early, and that idea later made the word mean the main dish in restaurants.