Starter – el entremés

(Pronounced ehn-treh-mehs)

To remember that starter is pronounced ehn-treh-mehs (entremés) in Spanish, use the following mnemonic:

As they ate their starters, the entire place tremored, but they escaped (entremés) injury.

Entremés is masculine, so it's el entremés. Imagine an elephant ordering the soup for starters.