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canapés

noun

plural of canapé

as in appetizers

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Noun

The bar and pub has a wide food selection of appetizers, burgers, salads, flatbreads, sandwiches, bowls and mains.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026
Professional and amateur cooks from throughout the area will serve samples of their favorite appetizers, entrees and desserts while competing for votes and bragging rights.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of appetizers

Noun

Protect your nibbles from Giuseppe, the resident seagull, who was particularly interested in my anchovies on toast.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Oct. 2026
The menu is as unfussy as the dishes on it—divided into nibbles and small and large plates, all highlighted by Ottolenghi’s quintessential bright, citrusy Middle Eastern flavors.

— Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of nibbles

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Steps away, Rainey Street is a compact strip freshly reimagined with towering residential high-rises, plus bars, music, and bites.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2026
As the party winded down, guests plucked final bites off silver platters and marveled at how tall Skarsgård truly is in person—his nearly six-foot-five frame barely fit under the bar’s low ceilings.

— Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of bites

Noun

Trump himself issued mouthfuls of balderdash during the event.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
The possibility of a Chase and Taylor flirtation causing a rift with Miranda is briefly raised and just as swiftly quashed — through large mouthfuls of chips and salsa, Taylor assures Miranda at the sip-and-see that there is no there there.

— Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026

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