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- Dictionaryentrée/ˈɒntreɪ/
noun
- 1. the main course of a meal. Similar Opposite
- 2. the right to enter or join a particular sphere or group: "an actress with an entrée into the intellectual society of Berlin" Similar
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the main dish of a meal: They always served a soup course before the entrée. The menu features several appetizers, two dinner entrees and two desserts. [ C ] UK (US appetizer) at formal meals, a small dish served before the main dish: We had a fantastic meal starting with a salad entrée.
1. a. : the act or manner of entering : entrance. b. : freedom of entry or access. 2. : the main course of a meal in the U.S. Did you know? The culinary sense of entrée can be traced back to 18th-century Britain.
Entrée definition: a dish served as the main course of a meal.. See examples of ENTRÉE used in a sentence.
At restaurants or formal dinners, the entrée is the main course, or sometimes a dish before the main course.
Entrées included a wide range of fish, shellfish, crustaceans, turtles, and frogs. Entrées were rarely composed only of vegetables, except during Lent, when vegetable entrées (" entrées en racines ", encompassing all vegetables, not just "roots") were sometimes served.
Jun 2, 2024 · entrée (plural entrées) (chiefly British, French Canada, Australia, New Zealand, historical in the US and Canada) A smaller dish served before the main course of a meal. Synonyms: appetizer, hors d'oeuvre, starter
Definition of entrée noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
