crudités

[ kroo-di-tey; French kry-dee-tey ]

noun

, (used with a singular or plural verb)

1. an appetizer consisting of a variety of raw vegetables, usually cut into strips or bite-size pieces, and served with a dip.

crudités

/ ˌkruːdɪˈteɪ /

plural noun

1. a selection of raw vegetables, usually cut into strips or small chunks and served, with a dip, as an hors d'oeuvre

Word History and Origins

Origin of crudités¹

1965–70; < French, plural of crudité literally, rawness, crudity

Word History and Origins

Origin of crudités¹

C20: from French, plural of crudité, literally: rawness

Example Sentences

The elevated snack tray comes with crudités alongside a pesto yogurt sauce, a tuna tostada, a carpaccio hand roll, shrimp toast and a refreshing, fruity and herbaceous granita that comes in a hollowed-out tangerine rind.

From Los Angeles Times

Standing on the grand staircase of Lynda and Stewart Resnick's opulent Beverly Hills mansion at a party last fall — where Diane Keaton, Bob Iger and Brian Grazer were among the luminaries making small talk over crudités and Sazerac cocktails — the author Walter Isaacson took a moment to thank his hosts.

From New York Times

We deserve better than a lonely corner of the crudités.

From Seattle Times

The bells and whistles: cheese, crudités, basic beer and wine.

From New York Times

We dip the raw vegetables cut up like fancy crudités.

From Los Angeles Times