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hors d'oeuvres

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hors d'oeuvre  (ôr dûrv)
n. pl. hors d'oeuvres (ôr dûrvz) or hors d'oeuvre
An appetizer served before a meal.
[French hors d'uvre : hors, outside + de, of + uvre, (the main) work.]
Translations
hors d'oeuvres [ɔːˈdɜːvr] NPL → entremeses mpl
hors d'oeuvres [ɔːˈdɜːvr] npl (course) → antipasto; (individual items) → antipasti mpl
hors d'oeuvres [ɔːˈdɜːvr] npl (course) → antipasto; (individual items) → antipasti mpl


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For hors d'oeuvres what do you say to oeufs de pluvier?
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There was a tradition in the club that the hors d'oeuvres should be various and manifold to the point of madness.
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