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crudites

crudites \crudites\ n. (Cookery) an appetizer consisting of raw vegetables cut into bite-sized strips and served with a dip.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
crudites

1960, from French crudités, literally "raw things" (see crudity).

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crudites

n. (alternative spelling of crudités English)

crudités

n. (context plurale tantum English) raw vegetables often served as an appetizer before a main dish; sometimes including fruits.

WordNet
crudites

n. raw vegetables cut into bite-sized strips and served with a dip

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Crudités

Crudités are traditional French appetizers consisting of sliced or whole raw vegetables which are sometimes dipped in a vinaigrette or other dipping sauce. Crudités often include celery sticks, carrot sticks, cucumber sticks, bell pepper strips, broccoli, cauliflower, fennel, and asparagus spears; sometimes olives, depending on local custom.

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Usage examples of "crudites".

The buffet consisted of Beluga Malossol caviar, pate de campagne, smoked Scottish salmon, oysters on the half shell, backfin lump crabmeat, crudites with a shallot vinaigrette dressing, and Cristal champagne.

Frank went on jovially, "but a man can’t survive on crudites alone, can he, Jack?

I nonchalantly rearranged the deviled eggs and the crudités inside a hollowed-out pumpkin.

I picked up a plate and allowed myself a visual feast: meatballs, imported cheeses, seafood platters, cold cuts nicely curled around fillings, crudités, and fruit dipped in dark chocolate.