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hors d'oeuvre

(ôr dûrv)

n. pl. hors d'oeuvres (ôr dûrvz) or hors d'oeuvre - An appetizer served before a meal.

[French hors d'uvre : hors, outside + de, of + uvre, (the main) work.]

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How do you pronounce hors d'ouerves?

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