In Commonwealth English, an entrée (also known as 'starters') is a smaller course that precedes the main course. It is more substantial than hors d'oeuvres, better thought of as a half-sized version of a main course. It comes from the French word entrée (entry), and as such, it literally describes a meal's first dish. Restaurant menus will often offer the same dish in different-sized servings as both entrée and main course. Commonwealth English is intended as a collective term for the perceived standard English language used in the Commonwealth of Nations1, applying in theory to Australian English, British English, Caribbean English, Canadian English, Hiberno_English (Irish English)2, Hong Kong English, Indian English (includes Pakistani English), New Zealand English, and South African... Hors doeuvre (or alternatively appetizer or starter) refer to the food served before or outside of ( French: hors) the main dishes of a meal (the œuvre). ...

In North American English, an entrée is the main course itself. Political highlights of North America North America is the third largest continent in area and the fourth ranked in population. ...