antipasto
noun
an·ti·pas·to
ˌan-tē-ˈpa-(ˌ)stō 
ˌän-tē-,
-ˈpä-
plural antipasti
ˌan-tē-ˈpa-(ˌ)stē,
ˌän-tē-,
-ˈpä-
: any of various typically Italian hors d'oeuvres
also
: a plate of these served especially as the first course of a meal
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Bring your appetite and go big, with antipasto, pasta, main course, and dessert at a homey trat like Da Enzo da 29.
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Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2024
Most locals start with the mixed antipasto, an array of raw and cooked seafood, before having the Assassina.
—Laura May Todd Enea Arienti, New York Times, 17 May 2024
This secret-weapon antipasto is ready in 15 minutes.
—Katie Reicher, Saveur, 17 Apr. 2024
Another antipasto is made almost the same way with zucchini when the finger-size ones are still in the markets.
—Pete Wells, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2023
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Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2024
Most locals start with the mixed antipasto, an array of raw and cooked seafood, before having the Assassina.
—Laura May Todd Enea Arienti, New York Times, 17 May 2024
This secret-weapon antipasto is ready in 15 minutes.
—Katie Reicher, Saveur, 17 Apr. 2024
Another antipasto is made almost the same way with zucchini when the finger-size ones are still in the markets.
—Pete Wells, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2023
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“Antipasto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antipasto. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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