Antipasto Definition

ăntĭ-păstō, -äntē-päs-
antipasti, antipastos
noun
An appetizer usually consisting of an assortment of foods, such as smoked meats, cheese, fish, and vegetables.
American Heritage
An assortment, as of salted fish, marinated vegetables, meats, cheeses, and olives, served as an appetizer.
Webster's New World
Any single dish in such an assortment, or one such dish served alone.
Webster's New World

An Italian starter for a meal; normally a cold assortment of salami, cheese, seafood and vegetables.

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Other Word Forms of Antipasto

Noun

Singular:
antipasto
Plural:
antipasti, antipastos

Origin of Antipasto

  • Italian anti- before (from Latin ante- ante–) pasto food (from Latin pāstus) (past participle of pāscere to feed pā- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Italian antipasto (“food before the meal”).

    From Wiktionary

Antipasto Sentence Examples

  • One great idea for a thanksgiving appetizer is the antipasto platter.

  • Antipasto platters consist of an assortment of cheeses, luncheon meats, pickles, vegetables, and garnishes.

  • Traditionally, antipasto platters consist of Italian style meats and cheeses, but the selection is entirely up to you.

  • This cookbook takes the reader from antipasto through dessert.

  • Award-winning favorites include the calamari and antipasto plate appetizers, filet meatballs with spaghetti, penne with jumbo prawns in vodka sauce, filet mignon, sea bass and sole.

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OTOSTO

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