plural amuse-bouches also amuses-bouches ə-ˈmyüz-büsh How to pronounce amuse-bouche (audio)
-ˈbü-shəz,
ˈä-ˌmüz-ˈbüsh How to pronounce amuse-bouche (audio)
-ˈbü-shəz,
-ˌmᵫz-
: a small complimentary appetizer offered at some restaurants

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Assorted amuse-bouche • Tom hat watch: another straw fedora! Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 June 2024 What follows are nine amuses-bouches and 10 courses presented with balletic service that requires many hands on deck. Heather Platt, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2024 Standout dishes included a variety of amuse-bouches showing off a simple selection of the ranch’s fruit and veggies with goat cheese from the creamery. Keyla Vasconcellos, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024 All the while, cognoscenti of the automobile sate themselves with select wines and amuse-bouche, the latter from no less than five Michelin-starred culinary destinations. Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 16 Aug. 2024 To close the night, guests enjoyed a selection of amuse-bouche treats and fresh gelato near the pool house. . Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 5 Aug. 2024 The waiter arrives with an amuse-bouche, with compliments from the chef: arancini, a rice ball with sweet peas, mozzarella, and pear. Carl Swanson, Vulture, 21 May 2024 This is merely the amuse-bouche, a single serving of playoff preparation before Wednesday’s Play-In opener allowed the Knicks to fully indulge in the main course. Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2024 The $130 million amuse-bouche to summer blockbuster season got off to a rough start with a $28.5 million opening, coming in under expectations. Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 12 May 2024

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, (it) entertains (the) mouth

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of amuse-bouche was in 1959

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“Amuse-bouche.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amuse-bouche. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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