Appetizer vs Tapas – What’s the difference?

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Appetizer vs Tapas - What's the difference?
As nouns the difference between appetizer and tapas is that appetizer is (usually|in the plural) a small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal while tapas is variety of spanish small food items or snacks originally served with sherry.

appetizer

English

Alternative forms

* appetiser (Commonwealth only)

Noun

(wikipedia appetizer )
(en noun )

  • (usually, in the plural) A small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal

    • Synonyms

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    * hors d’oeuvre
    * starter

    tapas

    English

    Noun

    (–)

  • Variety of Spanish small food items or snacks originally served with sherry.
  • * 1986 , , The Frugal Gourmet Cooks with Wine :
    • The snacks are called tapas because in the old days a piece of toast was served, too, so that you might have a “top” on your glass of sherry, a lid that would prevent the flies from getting into the glass.
  • Small food items generally.
    • Izakaya food is basically Japanese tapas.

    Synonyms

    * small plate, small plates (see (small plates))

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