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crudités

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cru·di·tés  (krd-t)
pl.n.
Cut raw vegetables, such as carrot sticks and pepper strips, served often with a dip as an appetizer.

[French, pl. of crudité, rawness, from Old French crudite, from Latin crdits, indigestion, undigested food, from crdus, raw; see crude.]

crudités [ˌkruːdɪˈteɪ]
pl n
(Cookery) a selection of raw vegetables, usually cut into strips or small chunks and served, with a dip, as an hors d'oeuvre
[from French, plural of crudité, literally: rawness]
Translations
crudités [ˈkruːdɪˈteɪ] NPLcrudités mpl
crudités [ˈkruːdɪteɪ] nplcrudités fpl


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Many a reporter, while munching on the mayor's crudités, has been heard to remark that the conventions have become empty, newsless exercises--little more than an opportunity for rich dilettantes to impress the political classes with their shows of buffet-table largesse.
 
 
 
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