Meanings
nounappetizer (plural appetizers)
plural appetizers · alternative Commonwealth appetiser
- Something that creates or increases excitement for what is to follow.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal.
More synonyms by meaning
nounfood or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course)
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Origin
Translations
Arabic مَزَّة, مُشَهْي
- مَزَّة (mazza)small, light first course
- مُشَهْي (mušahy)small, light first course
- مُقَبِّل (muqabbil)small, light first course
Bulgarian аперити́в, мезе́
- аперити́в (aperitív)small, light first course
- мезе́ (mezé)small, light first course
- заку́ска (zakúska)small, light first course
- разядка (razjadka)small, light first course
Catalan aperitiu
- aperitiusmall, light first course
Chinese Mandarin 開胃菜 /开胃菜, 前菜
- 開胃菜 /开胃菜 (kāiwèicài)small, light first course
- 前菜 (qiáncài)small, light first course
Czech předkrm, apetizér
- předkrmsmall, light first course
- apetizérsmall, light first course
Dutch bittergarnituur, borrelhapjes
- bittergarnituursmall, light first course
- borrelhapjessmall, light first course
Esperanto antaŭmanĝaĵo
- antaŭmanĝaĵosmall, light first course
Finnish alkupala, alkuruoka
- alkupalasmall, light first course
- alkuruokasmall, light first course
French amuse-gueule, garniture d'apéritif
- amuse-gueulesmall, light first course
- garniture d'apéritifsmall, light first course
- entréesmall, light first course
German Appetithappen, Schnapsleckerbissen
- Appetithappensmall, light first course
- Schnapsleckerbissensmall, light first course
- Vorspeisesmall, light first course
Greek ορεκτικό
- ορεκτικό (orektikó)small, light first course
Hebrew מתאבן
- מתאבן (meta'avén)small, light first course
Italian aperitivo, stuzzichino
- aperitivosmall, light first course
- stuzzichinosmall, light first course
- antipastosmall, light first course
Japanese アペタイザー, 前菜
- アペタイザー (apetaizā)small, light first course
- 前菜 (zensai)small, light first course
Korean 전채, 애피타이저
- 전채 (jeonchae)small, light first course
- 애피타이저 (aepitaijeo)small, light first course
Latin gustātiō
- gustātiōsmall, light first course
Māori kūmamatanga, whakapūwharu
- kūmamatangasmall, light first course
- whakapūwharusmall, light first course
Persian پیشغذا
- پیشغذا (piš-ġazâ)small, light first course
Polish zakąska, przystawka
- zakąskasmall, light first course
- przystawkasmall, light first course
Portuguese aperitivo, entrada
- aperitivosmall, light first course
- entradasmall, light first course
- dentinhosmall, light first course
Russian заку́ска, аперити́в
- заку́ска (zakúska)small, light first course
- аперити́в (aperitív)small, light first course
Spanish aperitivo, antojito
- aperitivosmall, light first course
- antojitosmall, light first course
- bocasmall, light first course
- boquitassmall, light first course
- bocaditosmall, light first course
- botanasmall, light first course
- pasabocasmall, light first course
- pasapalosmall, light first course
- picadasmall, light first course
- picaderasmall, light first course
- picaditosmall, light first course
- picaítosmall, light first course
Swedish aptitretare
- aptitretaresmall, light first course
Tagalog pampagana
- pampaganasmall, light first course
Thai อาหารเรียกน้ำย่อย
- อาหารเรียกน้ำย่อย (aa-hǎan-rîiak-nám-yɔ̂i)small, light first course
Vietnamese khai vị, món khai vị
- khai vịsmall, light first course
- món khai vịsmall, light first course
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with appetizer
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APA
appetizer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appetizer
MLA
“appetizer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appetizer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “appetizer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appetizer.
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