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Antipasto

2 stages from Italian to English.

Today it means an Italian appetizer course, typically of cured meats, cheese, and vegetables
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Stage 1 of 2
ante pastum
Italian · 1600s
"before the meal"
literally before the meal, from ante (before) and pasto (food)
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antipasto
English · 1900s
"an Italian appetizer course"
adopted directly for the Italian appetizer course
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