entree
/ˈɑntreɪ/
noun
- The main dish of a meal, especially in a restaurant.
- The restaurant's most popular entree is the steak with mashed potatoes.
- For the entree, I ordered the grilled salmon with vegetables.
- She couldn't decide between the chicken and the pasta for her entree.
- The right or ability to enter a place or join a group.
- His family connections gave him an entree into high society.
- A letter of recommendation can provide an entree to the best universities.
- She used her volunteer work as an entree into the nonprofit world.
- A dish served before the main course in a formal meal; a starter or appetizer.
- The formal dinner began with a light entree of soup.
- At the banquet, the entree was a small seafood salad.
- The chef prepared a delicate mushroom tart as the entree.