meze

[ mez-e, me-ze ]

noun

, plural me·zes, me·ze.

1. several small dishes served as an appetizer or with alcoholic drinks, or as a light meal.
2. any one dish of this type.

meze

/ ˈmɛzɛ /

noun

1. a type of hors d'oeuvre eaten esp with an apéritif or other drink in Greece and the Near East

Word History and Origins

Origin of meze¹

First recorded in 1900–05; from modern Greek mezés, from Turkish meze, “appetizer, snack,” from Persian maze, maza “flavor, relish”

Word History and Origins

Origin of meze¹

C20: from Turkish meze snack, appetizer