alkupala — meaning in English

English meaning

• appetizer noun A small dish served before the main course of a meal.
• starter noun Someone who starts, or who starts something.

Senses

alkupala is used for these senses in English:

• appetizer A small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal.
• entrée (UK, Australia, New Zealand, historical, _, in the, _) A smaller dish served before the main course of a meal.
• hors d'oeuvre (by extension) Anything of secondary concern; not the primary thing.
• starter The first course of a meal, consisting of a small, usually savoury, dish.

appetizer — full definition

1. noun A small dish served before the main course of a meal.
2. noun Something that builds excitement for a bigger thing to come.

starter — full definition

1. noun Someone who starts, or who starts something.
2. noun The person who starts a race by firing a gun or waving a flag.
3. noun A starting pitcher.
4. noun A person employed to take new players to the first tee at suitable intervals, and to provide them with caddies and equipment.

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