crudités

US/ˈkɹuːdɪteɪz/US/ˈkɹuːdɪteɪ/

noun

Raw vegetables often served as an appetizer before a main dish; sometimes including fruits.

OriginFrench crudités →
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Meanings

crudités1

nouncrudités pl (normally plural, singular crudité)

singular crudité · alternative crudites · alternative cruditees

  1. pluralplural normallyRaw vegetables often served as an appetizer before a main dish; sometimes including fruits.

crudités2

noun

alternative crudites · alternative cruditees

  1. pluralplural of crudité

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
crudité

Origin

crudités · noun

  1. Frenchcrudités
  2. Englishcrudités

Borrowed from French crudités.

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crudités · noun

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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APA

crudités. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crudit%C3%A9s

MLA

“crudités.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crudit%C3%A9s. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crudités,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crudit%C3%A9s.

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