antipasto

[ an-ti-pah-stoh, -pas-toh; Italian ahn-tee-pahs-taw ]

noun

, Italian Cooking.

, plural an·ti·pas·tos, an·ti·pas·ti [an-ti-, pah, -stee, -, pas, -tee, ahn-tee-, pahs, -tee].

1. a course of appetizers consisting of an assortment of foods, as olives, anchovies, sliced sausage, peppers, and artichoke hearts.

antipasto

/ -ˈpæs-; ˌæntɪˈpɑːstəʊ /

noun

1. a course of hors d'oeuvres in an Italian meal

Word History and Origins

Origin of antipasto¹

First recorded in 1580–90; from Italian, equivalent to anti- (from Latin ante- “before”) + pasto “food,” from Latin pāstus “pasturage, feeding ground,” originally “the act of feeding,” equivalent to pās-, stem of pāscere “to feed” + -tus suffix of verbal action; ante-

Word History and Origins

Origin of antipasto¹

Italian: before food

Example Sentences

Similarly, you can raid your local grocery store's antipasto bar for briny olives, marinated cheese and roasted garlic to toss into pasta, while the salad bar has great options for grain bowl toppings.

From Salon

Have you ever shopped for an antipasto or mezze platter or charcuterie or grazing board and wondered how to buy better cheese at the grocery store?

From Salon

Give me the antipasto, the tapas, the bento box, the wine flight, the tasting menu.

From Salon

They’ve got sandwiches, salads and fun snacks for sharing like antipasto and hummus.

From Los Angeles Times

Whether you call it an antipasto platter, a charcuterie board, a grazing board, a mezze platter or a smogasbord, the basic idea is the same.

From Salon

Related Words

• starter