Main course

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A main course is the featured or primary dish in a meal consisting of several courses. It usually follows the entrée (lit. 'entry') course.

In the United States and Canada (except Quebec), the main course is traditionally called an "entrée". English-speaking Québécois follow the modern French use of the term entrée to refer to a dish served before the main course.

According to linguist Dan Jurafsky, North American usage ("entrée") comes from the original French meaning of the first of many meat courses.

• Full course dinner

• Vergé, Roger (1996). The Main Course. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 0-297-83638-2. Retrieved May 25, 2017.

• Wikibooks Cookbook