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Hors d'oeuvres and canapés

 According to Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, an hors d'oeuvre is:
"...any of various savory foods usually served as appetizers."

A canapé is:
"...an appetizer consisting of a piece of bread or toast or a cracker topped with a savory spread (as caviar or cheese)."

So, presumably, a canapé is an hors d'oeuvre but an hors d'oeuvre is not necessarily a canapé. If you get something served on a bit of toast, bread or cracker, it is an hors d'oeuvre called a canapé. If someone gives you a dollop of Cheese Whiz on a celery stick, however, it may be considered an hors d'oeuvre, but is NOT a canapé.

Merriam Webster offers pronunciation guides: hors d'oeuvre is pronounced approximately like orderve.They pronounce canapé like canapee, which would seem to go against the rules of French pronunciation but then, they are Merriam Webster, and not Larousse, so go figure. The American Heritage Dictionary begs to differ with MW's pronunciation of canapé and pronounces it canapay. Both agree on hors d'oeuvres. Here are American Heritage's pronunciations of hors d'oeuvre and canapé.

The British have solved the problem by calling these things "starters" and Americans have followed suit with the commonly used term, "appetizers." All I can say is that it is no wonder that Tapas have become so popular - you can talk about them as well as eat them!

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