[an-ti-pah-stoh, -pas-toh; It. ahn-tee-pahs-taw] 
[-pah-stee, -pas-tee; It. -pahs-tee] . Italian Cookery. | a course of appetizers consisting of an assortment of foods, as olives, anchovies, sliced sausage, peppers, and artichoke hearts. |
| an·ti·pas·to (ān'tĭ-pās'tō, -än'tē-päs'-) n. pl. an·ti·pas·tos or an·ti·pas·ti (-tē) An appetizer usually consisting of an assortment of foods, such as smoked meats, cheese, fish, and vegetables. [Italian : anti-, before (from Latin ante-; see ante-) + pasto, food (from Latin pāstus, past participle of pāscere, to feed; see pā- in Indo-European roots).] |