Is life not a thousand times too short for us to bore ourselves? – Friedrich Nietzsche
Word for Today – Entree
I was wrong when I pronounced it the first time. I hadn’t heard this word before coming here nor used it. So it was obvious that I would pronounce it incorrectly. So here is the meaning and usage of the word “Entree“.(courtesy: Dictionary.com)
en.trée
[ahn-trey]
–noun
1. a dish served as the main course of a meal.
2. Older Use. a dish served at dinner between the principal courses.
3. the privilege of entering; access.
4. a means of obtaining entry: His friendship with an actor’s son was his entrée into the theatrical world.
5. the act of entering; entrance.
Also, entree.
Word Origin & History:
1724, “opening piece of an opera or ballet,” from Fr. entrée, from O.Fr. Cookery sense is from 1759; originally the dish which was introductory to the main course.