appetizer

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

appetizer
    n 1: food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served
         before a meal or as the first course) [syn: {appetizer},
         {appetiser}, {starter}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Appetizer \Ap"pe*ti`zer\, n.
   Something which creates or whets an appetite.
   [1913 Webster]

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