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entrée

or en·tree

[ ahn-trey ]

noun

  1. a dish served as the main course of a meal.
  2. Older Use. a dish served at dinner between the principal courses.
  3. the privilege of entering; access.

    Synonyms: entry, admission

  4. a means of obtaining entry:

    His friendship with an actor's son was his entrée into the theatrical world.

    Synonyms: entry, admission

  5. the act of entering; entrance.


entrée

/ ˈɒntreɪ /

noun

  1. a dish served before a main course
  2. the main course of a meal
  3. the power or right of entry


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Word History and Origins

Origin of entrée1

1775–85; < French, noun use of feminine past participle of entrer to enter; entry

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Word History and Origins

Origin of entrée1

C18: from French, from entrer to enter ; in cookery, so called because formerly the course was served after an intermediate course called the relevé (remove)

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Example Sentences

For Brooklyn Decker, her entrée into the entertainment world came on Feb. 8, 2010.

How does one build an entrée out of fish heads, sugar cookie dough, hon-shimeji mushrooms, and crema?

The ironclad rule for entrée into the Brotherhood is simple: kill a black or a Hispanic prisoner.

The entrée was smoked flat-iron beef with caramelized mint fennel, kabocha pumpkin, yellow cauliflower, and baby bok choy.

For her, clothing design provides entrée to the world of sculptors and filmmakers; it allows her to be a patron of the arts.

It is also served as an entrée raw, the stalks stuffed with Parmesan cheese.

Any one fresh from the Pacific must have enough to tell to see soup, fish, and entrée safely through.

I have met another man, a great financier, who would give a million to have the entrée to the very best houses.

The punch course is often an embarrassment to the previous wines, and is followed by what the French call the entrée.

The cucumbers may be served as an entrée of itself, and fried bread put round them.

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