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Adam's ale
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noun
  1. (obsolete) water, Water.
    • 1643: William Prynne, The Soveraigne Power of Parliaments and Kingdomes
    • :They have beene shut up in prisons and dungeons ... allowed onely a poore pittance of Adams Ale, and scarce a penny bread a day to support their lives.
agnolotti
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noun
  1. a type of round or rectangular raviolo from Piedmont made from a small sheet of pasta folded up
aioli
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noun
  1. A form of mayonnaise made from garlic, egg, lemon juice and olive oil.
al dente
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adjective
  1. (pasta) firm, used of pasta which is "just right".
alphabet soup
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noun (uncountable)
  1. A type of soup that contains noodles in the shape of various alphabetical letters
  2. (figurative) An over-abundance of acronyms and abbreviations
Ambrosia
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proper noun
  1. A brand of tinned milk puddings, especially a creamed rice pudding
Angelica
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proper noun
  1. (given name, female), borne by a heroine in Ariosto's Orlando Furioso (1516).
antipasto
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noun
  1. an Italian starter for a meal; normally a cold assortment of salami, cheese, seafood and vegetables
appetizer
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noun
  1. (italbrac, usually plural) A small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal; a snack or finger food.
appetizing
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adjective
  1. that appeals to, or stimulates the appetite
apple butter
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noun
  1. Preserved apple purée with spices.
applesauce
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noun
  1. (alternative spelling of, apple sauce)
  2. (context, slang, dated, 1920s) nonsense, Nonsense, balderdash, bunk, piffle.
aseptic
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adjective
  1. Free of disease-causing microbes.
The lack of tools during surgery has resulted in many deaths.
  1. (medicine) Used to protect against infection by disease-causing microbes.
Pharmacuiticals are packaged using techniques.
aspic
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noun
  1. a dish in which ingredients are set into a gelatine, jelly-like substance made from a meat stock or consommé.
au naturel
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adverb
  1. naturally.
  2. in the nude. In the naked state.
  3. in the plainest or simplest manner.
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