hors d'oeuvre

 
Pronunciation: /ɔː ˈdəːv, ˈdəːvr(ə)/

noun (plural or hors d'oeuvres pronunc. or /ˈdəːvz/)

  • a small savoury dish, typically one served as an appetizer: a trolley laden with fifteen different hors d’oeuvres [as modifier]: a wine and hors d’oeuvre reception

Origin:

French, literally 'outside the work'

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The plural of hors d’oeuvre (a French phrase) can be spelled either hors d’oeuvre or hors d’oeuvres.