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Italian word
antipasto
starter / appetizer course
Looks like
anti-pasta (against pasta)
many English speakers think it means 'against pasta' or 'before pasta' with an anti- prefix
⚠️ The trap
'Antipasto' does mean 'before the meal' (from Latin 'ante' + 'pastus'), but it has NOTHING to do with pasta. It refers to the entire appetizer course — cold cuts, olives, cheese, bruschetta — not a dish against pasta.
To say "many English speakers think it means 'against pasta' or 'before pasta' with an anti- prefix" in Italian:
antipasto is already correct
"antipasto" in English means:
starter / appetizer course
Example
"Come antipasto prendo la bruschetta."
"For my starter I'll have bruschetta."
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