entree

C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ˈɑntreɪ/ UK /ˈɒntreɪ/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

noun
the main course of a meal, or the right of admission

The chef recommended the lamb as the evening's entree.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the main course of a meal,... course dish admission entry access admittance

Word family

Forms entrées

Related forms enter entrance entry

Etymology

Borrowed from French entrée ('entrance, beginning'), from Old French entree, feminine past participle of entrer ('to enter'), from Latin intrare.

entrée French intrare Latin

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Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives

# entree

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈɑntreɪ
**IPA (UK):** ˈɒntreɪ

## Meanings
1. the main course of a meal, or the right of admission

## Examples
- The chef recommended the lamb as the evening's entree.

## Synonyms
- course
- dish
- admission
- entry
- access
- admittance

## Related Forms
- enter
- entrance
- entry

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: entrée
- Root: intrare

## Etymology
Borrowed from French entrée ('entrance, beginning'), from Old French entree, feminine past participle of entrer ('to enter'), from Latin intrare.

## AI Etymology
Entree is borrowed from French entrée ('entrance, beginning'), from Old French entree, feminine past participle of entrer ('to enter'), from Latin intrare. The etymological trail includes French entrée and Latin intrare. As a noun, entree names the main course of a meal, or the right of admission. The same family is visible in related forms such as enter, entrance, and entry.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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