"meze" meaning in English

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      "expansion": "Turkish meze",
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        "3": "μεζές"
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      "expansion": "Greek μεζές (mezés)",
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    },
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        "4": "",
        "5": "taste, snack",
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      },
      "expansion": "Persian مزه (maze, “taste, snack”)",
      "name": "der"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Turkish meze and Greek μεζές (mezés), both from Ottoman Turkish مزه (meze), from Persian مزه (maze, “taste, snack”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mezes",
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      ]
    },
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      ]
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            "Eating",
            "Food and drink",
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        "Small portions of starters typical of Turkish, Greek and Levantine cuisine (equivalent to Spanish tapas or Hawaiian pu pu) often served as a light meal with pita."
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        ],
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          "tapas",
          "tapas"
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          "Hawaiian",
          "Hawaiian"
        ],
        [
          "pu pu",
          "pu pu"
        ],
        [
          "meal",
          "meal"
        ],
        [
          "pita",
          "pita"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mazza"
        },
        {
          "word": "mezze"
        },
        {
          "word": "mazzeh"
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          "word": "mazze"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɛzeɪ/",
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  "word": "meze"
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        "3": "μεζές"
      },
      "expansion": "Greek μεζές (mezés)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "3": "مزه",
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      "expansion": "Ottoman Turkish مزه (meze)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fa",
        "3": "مزه",
        "4": "",
        "5": "taste, snack",
        "tr": "maze"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian مزه (maze, “taste, snack”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Turkish meze and Greek μεζές (mezés), both from Ottoman Turkish مزه (meze), from Persian مزه (maze, “taste, snack”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mezes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mezedes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      ],
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          "portion",
          "portion"
        ],
        [
          "Spanish",
          "Spanish"
        ],
        [
          "tapas",
          "tapas"
        ],
        [
          "Hawaiian",
          "Hawaiian"
        ],
        [
          "pu pu",
          "pu pu"
        ],
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          "meal",
          "meal"
        ],
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          "pita",
          "pita"
        ]
      ],
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        "uncountable"
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɛzeɪ/",
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  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "mazza"
    },
    {
      "word": "mezze"
    },
    {
      "word": "mazzeh"
    },
    {
      "word": "mazze"
    }
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