amuse-bouche
noun/əˌmjuːz ˈbuːʃ/
/əˌmjuːz ˈbuːʃ/
(plural amuse-bouches
/əˌmjuːz ˈbuːʃɪz/
/əˌmjuːz ˈbuːʃɪz/
or amuse-bouche)(also amuse-gueule)
(from French)- a small item of food that you have before a mealWord OriginFrench, literally ‘amuse mouth’.
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