Plural of antipasto; Italian-style appetizers served before the main course, typically featuring cured meats, cheeses, marinated vegetables, and olives.
From Italian 'antipasto,' derived from Latin 'ante' (before) + 'pasto' (meal). This anglicized plural uses English rules instead of Italian rules, showing how languages blend when borrowing words.
The fact that English speakers say both 'antipasti' (Italian plural) and 'antipastos' (English plural) shows how language is dynamic—English borrowed the word but then naturally made it fit our patterns, and both versions coexist today!
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