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apero

English translation: appetiser (snack)

16:07 Nov 19, 2015
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Food & Drink
Dutch term or phrase: apero
Can anybody confirm (or deny!) that kip apero are drumsticks?

https://www.google.pt/search?q=kip apero&biw=1138&bih=548&tb...

thank you!
Richard Purdom
Portugal
Local time: 09:28
English translation:appetiser (snack)
Explanation:
The origin of the word is french: apéro, which is usually a drink before dinner, but can also be a little snack.

It's more a Flemish word than Dutch. Kip apero would be any chicken dish that functions as an appetiser snack, so not necessarily drumsticks.
For example these apero brochette kip: http://www.dekleinebassin.be/NL/bbqmenus.html.

I would rather go for chicken snack, or appetiser in that context.

Best Regards.
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Eric Koert
Switzerland
Local time: 10:28
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thanks!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2appetiser (snack)
Eric Koert
Summary of reference entries provided
http://shop.delhaize.be/nl-be/Vlees-en-vis/Gevogelte/Bereidingen/APERO-KIP-SALT-and-PEPPER/p/F201211
Stieneke Hulshof
aperitief
Lianne van de Ven

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appetiser (snack)


Explanation:
The origin of the word is french: apéro, which is usually a drink before dinner, but can also be a little snack.

It's more a Flemish word than Dutch. Kip apero would be any chicken dish that functions as an appetiser snack, so not necessarily drumsticks.
For example these apero brochette kip: http://www.dekleinebassin.be/NL/bbqmenus.html.

I would rather go for chicken snack, or appetiser in that context.

Best Regards.


Eric Koert
Switzerland
Local time: 10:28
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kirsten Bodart: or canapé and hors-d'oeuvre in more sophisticated terms
14 hrs
neutral  freekfluweel: In AE alleen "chicken snacks" want daar is een "appetizer" een voorgerecht!
15 hrs
agree  Lianne van de Ven: Appetizer/appetiser/snack afhankelijk van presentatie/restaurant.
3 days 19 hrs
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Reference comments


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Reference: http://shop.delhaize.be/nl-be/Vlees-en-vis/Gevogelte/Bereidingen/APERO-KIP-SALT-and-PEPPER/p/F201211

Reference information:
Ik heb de indruk dat in België ´apero´ wordt gebruikt voor borrelhapje/aperitief of ook wel voorgerechtje. Zouden het kleine ´kiphapjes´ kunnen zijn, die gemakkelijk als borrelhapje gegeten kunnen worden? Dus drumsticks, maar ook andere griezelig uitziende kipvarianten?

Stieneke Hulshof
Spain
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch

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agree  Kirsten Bodart
19 hrs
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Reference: aperitief

Reference information:
Drankje of hapje om de eetlust op te wekken, dus technisch geen voorgerecht (= first course). In de praktijk meestal overlap, blijkt alleen maar duidelijk uit de stijl van het restaurant en het prijskaartje.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_course_dinner

Kip apero zeker dus niet alleen drumsticks, maar elk aperitief/voorgerecht bereid met kip.

Lianne van de Ven
United States
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 8
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