Dictionary
ap•pe•tiz•er
Pronunciation: (ap'i-tī"zur), [key]—
n.
1. a small portion of a food or drink served before or at the beginning of a meal to stimulate the desire to eat.
2. any small portion that stimulates a desire for more or that indicates more is to follow:
The first game was an appetizer to a great football season. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.