CEFR B2

amuse-bouche

noun

Meaning

amuse-bouche means a bite-sized hors d'oeuvre or appetizer that is served before a meal. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses amuse-bouche to mean a bite-sized hors d'oeuvre or appetizer that is served before a meal.
The teacher asked students to find amuse-bouche in the reading.

Synonyms: preappetizer

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amuse-bouche (B2)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses amuse-bouche to mean a bite-sized hors d'oeuvre or appetizer that is served before a meal.
The teacher asked students to find amuse-bouche in the reading.

How to Use amuse-bouche

a/the amuse-bouche (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a amuse-bouche."
amuse-bouche in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked amuse-bouche in context before translating it."

Synonyms of amuse-bouche

Words with a similar meaning to amuse-bouche:

preappetizer

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