Dictionary

antipasto en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /-ˈpæs-/ (UK)
• /ˌæntiˈpɑstəʊ/
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌɑn-/

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian antipasto (“[food] before the meal”). Doublet of antepast.

Meanings

1. An Italian starter for a meal; normally a cold assortment of salami, cheese, seafood, and vegetables.
   • The antipasto often features fettunta—thin slices of Tuscan bread toasted and salted (the bread itself is unsalted) and perhaps rubbed with garlic (you may prefer to rub it on for yourself, or not if you're due to discuss Uganda or have an interview with Silvio Berlusconi) 2009, Nicholas Belfrage, The Finest Wines of Tuscany and Central Italy, →ISBN, page 312:

Forms

Relateds

appetizer · starter · entrée · appetiser · hors d'oeuvre · entree

Translations (13)

cs předkrm (Italian starter for a meal) · la gustātio (Italian starter for a meal) · cmn 冷盤 /冷盘 (Italian starter for a meal) · cmn 拼盤 /拼盘 (Italian starter for a meal) · fi antipasto (Italian starter for a meal) · cmn 意大利式餐前小吃 (Italian starter for a meal) · fr (culin.) hors d'œuvre (Italian starter for a meal) · pt antepasto (Italian starter for a meal) · la prōmulsis (Italian starter for a meal) · it antipasto (Italian starter for a meal) · el ορεκτικό (Italian starter for a meal) · pl antypast (Italian starter for a meal) · ru заку́ска (Italian starter for a meal)