Meanings
plural antipastos · plural antipasti
- An Italian starter for a meal; normally a cold assortment of salami, cheese, seafood, and vegetables.
The antipasto often features fettunta—thin slices of Tuscan bread toasted and salted (the bread itself is unsalted) and perhaps rubbed with garlic (you may prefer to rub it on for yourself, or not if you're due to discuss Uganda or have an interview with Silvio Berlusconi)
2009, Nicholas Belfrage, The Finest Wines of Tuscany and Central Italy, →ISBN, page 312
Origin
- Italianantipasto“[food] before the meal”
- Englishantipasto
Borrowed from Italian antipasto (“[food] before the meal”). Doublet of antepast.
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Chinese Mandarin 意大利式餐前小吃, 拼盤 /拼盘
- 意大利式餐前小吃 (Yìdàlì shì cān qián xiǎochī)Italian starter for a meal
- 拼盤 /拼盘 (pīnpán)Italian starter for a meal
- 冷盤 /冷盘 (lěngpán)Italian starter for a meal
Czech předkrm
- předkrmItalian starter for a meal
Finnish antipasto
- antipastoItalian starter for a meal
French (culin.) hors d'œuvre
- (culin.) hors d'œuvreItalian starter for a meal
Greek ορεκτικό
- ορεκτικό (orektikó)Italian starter for a meal
Italian antipasto
- antipastoItalian starter for a meal
Latin gustātio, prōmulsis
- gustātioItalian starter for a meal
- prōmulsisItalian starter for a meal
Polish antypast
- antypastItalian starter for a meal
Portuguese antepasto
- antepastoItalian starter for a meal
Russian заку́ска
- заку́ска (zakúska)Italian starter for a meal
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with antipasto
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