Polyglot Dictionary

Vorspeise

/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃpaɪ̯zə/

die noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Vorspeisen

Meaning

  1. starter

    Built from vor (before) + Speise (dish).

    • Als Vorspeise nehme ich eine Suppe.

      As a starter I'll have soup.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • vor before
  • Speise dish

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

entremés

entremés is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "starter."

Practice

1 What does Vorspeise mean?

2 Fill the gap: Als ___ nehme ich eine Suppe.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Vorspeise?

nouncompound

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