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Hong Kong Code-mixing Dictionary

A contemporary Cantonese-English dictionary


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appetizer

Definition: A code-mixing term that upper class Hong Kongers use to refer to a dish of food that is eaten before a meal to stimulate or whet one's appetite. Usage: E.g. D人未到,不如食個appetizer等住先啦?(People have not arrived yet. What about eating an appetizer while we wait?)Synonym: 前菜Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/2723472/page/2
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