Meaning & use

crudités

noun·Everyday

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an assortment of raw vegetables, usually cut into pieces and served with a dip as an appetizer

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A platter of crudités with hummus sat at the center of the table.

She served crudités before dinner so guests wouldn't arrive hungry to the table.

A note on using this word

Borrowed from French, crudités is typically used as a plural and pronounced roughly 'kroo-dee-TAY.'

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