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hors d'oeuvre

[awr durv, awr -vruh] / ɔr ˈdɜrv, ɔr ˈdœ vrə /


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While these are elegant enough for a party hors d’oeuvre or nibble for a champagne brunch, I like the extra flair when there’s no special occasion other than sitting down to a family meal.

From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2023

Washington is 16 days from its season opener, but 11 days from the hors d’oeuvre

From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2022

You can make bacon bark using puff pastry, if you want to create a more refined hors d'oeuvre that makes your guests go bonkers.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2022

Brentford and Swansea, two teams who play the game the ‘right’ way will serve as an hors d’oeuvre for the evening’s events in Porto when they play in the EFL Championship play-off final.

From The Guardian • May 28, 2021

On New Year’s Eve, as a matter of tradition, she’d buy a special hors d’oeuvre basket, the kind that came filled with blocks of cheese, smoked oysters in a tin, and different kinds of salami.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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