appetizer meaning
appetizer :
starter, small dish
noun
▪ We had soup as an appetizer.
▪ We had soup as a starter.
▪ The restaurant offers a free appetizer.
▪ The restaurant gives a free small dish.
paraphrasing
▪ hors d'oeuvre – small dish
▪ starter – first course
▪ snack – small food
▪ amuse-bouche – tiny bite
Pronunciation
appetizer [ˈæp.əˌtaɪ.zər]
The stress is on 'app' and sounds like 'ap-uh-ty-zer'.
Common phrases and grammar about appetizer
appetizer - Common meaning
noun
starter, small dish
Part of Speech Changes for "appetizer"
▪ appetizing (adjective) – looks good to eat
▪ appetite (noun) – desire to eat
Common Expressions with "appetizer"
▪ serve an appetizer – give a starter
▪ order an appetizer – ask for a starter
▪ appetizer menu – list of starters
▪ complimentary appetizer – free starter
Important examples of appetizer in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, appetizer is often used to refer to a small dish before the main course.
Example of a confusing word: dessert (a sweet course)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
Appetizer usually appears as a noun in grammar questions, often paired with verbs like serve or order.
appetizer
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
appetizer plate
'starter dish', used when referring to the dish for serving appetizers.
whet one's appetite
means 'to make someone want more', often used metaphorically.
Differences between similar words and appetizer
appetizer
,
starter
differences
Appetizer is a small dish before a meal, while starter is more commonly used in British English.
appetizer
,
hors d'oeuvre
differences
Appetizer is more general, while hors d'oeuvre is often used for more elegant or formal small dishes.
Words with the same origin as appetizer
The origin of appetizer
appetizer comes from the Latin 'appetitus', meaning 'desire for food'.
Word structure
It has the prefix appet (desire), root iz (to make), and suffix er (noun), meaning 'to make desire'.
Words with the same origin
The root of appetizer is appet (desire). Words with the same root include appetite (desire to eat).
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