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CRUDITES
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Raw vegetables cut into bite-sized strips and served with a dip
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("crudites" is a kind of...):
appetiser; appetizer; starter (food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course))
Meronyms (substance of "crudites"):
rabbit food; raw vegetable (an uncooked vegetable)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "crudites"):
celery stick (celery stalks cut into small sticks)
carrot stick (a stick of carrot eaten raw)