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  • Antipasto literally means (in Italian) "before the meal."
  • The plural of antipasto is antipasti.
  • Antipasto typically consists of cheeses, smoked meat, and raw or marinated vegetables.
 
Dictionary: an·ti·pas·to   (ăn'tĭ-păs'tō, -än'tē-päs'-) pronunciation
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n., pl. -tos or -ti (-tē).

An appetizer usually consisting of an assortment of foods, such as smoked meats, cheese, fish, and vegetables.

[Italian : anti-, before (from Latin ante-; see ante–) + pasto, food (from Latin pāstus, past participle of pāscere, to feed).]


 

Italian; dishes served before the main meal, hors d'œuvre.

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Food Lover's Companion: antipasto
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[ahn-tee-PAHS-toh; an-tee-PAST-oh] Literally meaning "before the meal," this Italian term refers to hot or cold hors d'oeuvre. An assortment of antipasti could include appetizers such as cheese, smoked meats, olives, fish and marinated vegetables.

 
Translations: Antipasto
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - antipasto

Nederlands (Dutch)
(Italiaans) voorgerecht

Français (French)
n. - (Culin) amuse-gueule, entrée

Deutsch (German)
n. - Vorspeise

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ορεκτικό (σε ιταλικό γεύμα)

Italiano (Italian)
antipasto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - antepasto (m) (Culin.)

Русский (Russian)
итальянская закуска ассорти

Español (Spanish)
n. - entremés

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - antipasto

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
开胃食物

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 開胃食物

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (이탈리아식의) 전채, 오르 되브르

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 前菜

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) رافض للتغيير, غير قابل للتغيير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מתאבן, מעורר תיאבון‬


 
 

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