antipasto

noun

an·​ti·​pas·​to ˌan-tē-ˈpa-(ˌ)stō How to pronounce antipasto (audio)
ˌän-tē-,
-ˈpä-
plural antipasti
ˌan-tē-ˈpa-(ˌ)stē,
ˌän-tē-,
-ˈpä- How to pronounce antipasto (audio)
: any of various typically Italian hors d'oeuvres
also : a plate of these served especially as the first course of a meal

Examples of antipasto in a Sentence

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Bring your appetite and go big, with antipasto, pasta, main course, and dessert at a homey trat like Da Enzo da 29. Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2024 Most locals start with the mixed antipasto, an array of raw and cooked seafood, before having the Assassina. Laura May Todd Enea Arienti, New York Times, 17 May 2024 This secret-weapon antipasto is ready in 15 minutes. Katie Reicher, Saveur, 17 Apr. 2024 Another antipasto is made almost the same way with zucchini when the finger-size ones are still in the markets. Pete Wells, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2023 See all Example Sentences for antipasto 

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from anti- (from Latin ante-) + pasto food, from Latin pastus, from pascere to feed — more at food

First Known Use

1590, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of antipasto was in 1590

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“Antipasto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antipasto. Accessed 6 Nov. 2024.

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