‖ crudités, n. pl.
(krydite)
[Fr.; cf. crudity 1 b.]
A traditional French hors-d'œuvre of mixed raw vegetables.
| 1960 E. David French Provincial Cooking 133 (heading) Les crudités. Raw vegetables. Ibid., With a plat de crudités is usually served..a slice or two of pâté de campagne. 1965 E. O'Brien August is Wicked Month xv. 179 They had crudités du pays to start with..so many kinds of vegetable. 1970 Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 18 July 37/3 The hostesses were able to deposit on one tray a tranche of excellent pâté, a bowl of crudités, a hot steak. 1981 N.Y. Times Mag. 21 June 10/3 You like raw vegetables? I'll take crudités. |