hors-d'oeuvre

English

Noun

hors-d'oeuvre (plural hors-d'oeuvre or hors-d'oeuvres)

  1. Alternative spelling of hors d'oeuvre.

French

Noun

hors-d'oeuvre m (invariable)

  1. nonstandard spelling of hors-d'œuvre

Usage notes

  • The œ ligature is often replaced in contemporary French with oe (the œ character does not appear on AZERTY keyboards), but this is nonstandard.