# entrée

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɒntɹeɪ/ · frequency rank #54,759

## Definitions
1. A smaller dish served before the main course of a meal.
2. The main course or main dish of a meal.
3. The act of entering somewhere, or permission to enter; admittance.
4. An introduction or prelude.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French entrée. Doublet of entrada and entry.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/entree