French word misused by uncultured monolingual Americans to refer to food platters, regardless of whether there actually is charcuterie (ham, prosciutto, salami, mortadella, etc) on these platters or not
- I made a Charcuterie for my daughter's birthday. It had all kinds of candies!
- What? Your daughter had cold cuts for her birthday ?
- What? Your daughter had cold cuts for her birthday ?
by Josh9168 March 12, 2021
Culinary term meaning appetiser in French, British English and most languages, but not in American English where for some reason it means main dish.
- French portions are ridiculously small! I once got an entrée in Paris and it was the size of an appetizer.
by Josh9168 March 12, 2021