hors d'oeuvres

Variant of hors d'oeuvre

a small portion of a tasty food served as an appetizer before a meal or as at a cocktail party

Origin: Fr, lit., outside of work < hors, outside (< L foris) + de, of (see de-) + oeuvre, work (< L opera, works)

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