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hors· d'oeuvre (pronounced or-DURV) is a noun.
A small portion of a tasty food served as an appetizer before a meal or as at a cocktail party
From the French, and literally means "outside of work" < hors, outside (< L foris) + de, of (see de-) + oeuvre, work (< L opera, works)
As 'finger food', most hors d'oeuvres are picked up and eaten by hand. Some will have toothpicks or similar dispensing utensils.
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Hors d'oeuvres is French for appetizer. They can be olives, canapes, or pigs in a blanket. They are served before the beginning of a meal.
Cold item of finger food (served on a platter), typically that you could consume in one to three bites. Canapes are hot items of finger food.
Note : As they are rarely served singly, the correct plural spelling is hors d'oeuvres.
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