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Antipasti vs Appetizer - What's the difference?

antipasti | appetizer |

As nouns the difference between antipasti and appetizer

is that antipasti is while appetizer is (usually|in the plural) a small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal.

antipasti

English

Noun

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  • * {{quote-news, 1988, April 29, Daniel Santow, Restaurant Tours: guy remembers grandma, Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=The short photocopied menu lists only a few antipasti , like mussels in a spicy red sauce ----

    appetizer

    English

    Alternative forms

    * appetiser (Commonwealth only)

    Noun

    (wikipedia appetizer) (en noun)
  • (usually, in the plural) A small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal

    • Synonyms

    * * hors d'oeuvre * starter