Hors D'oeuvre Definition

ôr dûrv
noun
A small portion of a tasty food served as an appetizer before a meal or as at a cocktail party.
Webster's New World

(by extension) Anything of secondary concern; not the primary one.

Wiktionary
Alternative spelling of hors d'oeuvre.
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Other Word Forms of Hors D'oeuvre

Noun

Singular:
hors d'oeuvre
Plural:
hors-d-oeuvres

Origin of Hors D'oeuvre

  • French hors d'œuvre hors outside de of œuvre (the main) work

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

  • Borrowing from French hors d'œuvre

    From Wiktionary

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