entrée
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entrée
- /ˈɒntɹeɪ/
- /ˈɑntɹeɪ/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French entrée. Doublet of entrada and entry.
noun entrées · entree
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A smaller dish served before the main course of a meal.
ENTREES AND ENTREMETS. Usually, outside of France, entrees are side or corner dishes. ... In conclusion I again remark, entrees can be made from almost anything, the difference being, they are highly cooked and seasoned. Remember nothing large is served as an entree. There are game entrees, meat ent
Similar: appetizer, hors d'oeuvre, starter
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The main course or main dish of a meal.
Entree: The main course is normally beef, chicken, duck, or lamb, and you eat these foods with a dinner knife and dinner fork.
Similar: main, main course
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The act of entering somewhere, or permission to enter; admittance.
It was not by the aid of mules and porters, sedans and sledges, that the hero of Carthage made his entrée into Italy.
Similar: access, admission, admittance, entry
- An introduction or prelude.
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Talk about this word "entrée." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/entr%C3%A9e. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. entrée. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/entr%C3%A9e "entrée." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/entr%C3%A9e.Cite this
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title = {entrée},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/entr%C3%A9e},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
