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entremets

/ˈɑn.tɹəˌmeɪ/ singular
/ˈɑn.tɹəˌmeɪz/ singular

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Borrowed from French entremets. Replaced earlier Middle English entermes, from Old French entremés.

noun entremets · entremes · entermes · entermets

countable, uncountable A side dish (often of vegetables), or a small dish of savories served between courses.
countable, uncountable A dessert. I dined at Delmonico's hard by the Fifth-avenue Hotel, a few nights ago; and among the dainties which that consummate caterer favoured us with, was an entremet called an "Alaska." The "Alaska" is a baked ice. A beau mentir qui vient de loin; but this is no traveller's tale. The nucleus or core of th

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@misc{entremets_2026,
  title = {entremets},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/entremets},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}