entrée
/ˈɒntɹeɪ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.47 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A smaller dish served before the main course of a meal.
Australian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage
noun
The act of entering somewhere, or permission to enter; admittance.
noun
An introduction or prelude.
Example Sentences
- "ENTREES AND ENTREMETS. Usually, outside of France, entrees are side or corner dishes. ... In conclusion I again remark, entrees can be made from almost anything, the difference being, they are highly cooked and seasoned. Remember nothing large is served as an entree. There are game entrees, meat entrees, fish entrees, fowl entrees, etc."
- "Even the cardinal virtues cannot atone for half-cold entrées, as Lord Henry remarked once, in a discussion on the subject, and there is possibly a good deal to be said for his view."
- "Entree: The main course is normally beef, chicken, duck, or lamb, and you eat these foods with a dinner knife and dinner fork."
- "It was not by the aid of mules and porters, sedans and sledges, that the hero of Carthage made his entrée into Italy."
- "Much as it is the fashion to deride the nobility, by decrying their morality and denying their ability, even by those who have the entrée, and therefore may be supposed to know them the best, in point of fact, at the present day, there are amongst them an immense proportion of good and sensible people."
- "I admit that the Hanoverian Court is not much. Still, it is better than nothing. At your presentation, moreover, you would be given the entree. Is that nothing to you?"
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: entrée
Usage
- Australian usage
- New Zealand usage
- British usage
- Canadian usage
- American usage