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Main course

Main course

Phase of a meal

This article is about the meal component. For the Bee Gees album, see Main Course.

A main course is the featured or primary dish in a meal consisting of several courses. It usually follows the entrée ("entry") course.

Usage

In the United States and Canada (except Quebec), the main course is traditionally called an "entrée".[1][2][3] English-speaking Québécois follow the modern French use of the term entrée to refer to a dish served before the main course.

According to linguist Dan Jurafsky, North American usage ("entrée") is similar to the original French meaning of a substantial meat course.[4]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "entrée". ENTRÉE | meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Cambridge Dictionary.
  2. [2]
    Stewart, Marjabelle Young and Elizabeth Lawrence (1999). Commonsense Etiquette: A Guide to Gracious, Simple Manners for the Twenty-First Century. St. Martin's Press. p. 99. ISBN 9780312242947.
  3. [3]
    "You are what you eat — and how you translate the menu". Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  4. [4]
    Porzucki, Nina (22 September 2014). "You are what you eat—and how you translate the menu". The World from PRX. Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 2024-03-11.

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