crudites vs appetizer

crudites and appetizer both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
crudites	Yes	No	No	No
appetizer	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, appetizer is a hypernym of crudites; that is, appetizer is a word with a broader meaning than crudites:

crudites: raw vegetables cut into bite-sized strips and served with a dip
appetizer: food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course)

Other hypernyms of crudites include appetiser, starter.

crudites (noun)	appetizer (noun)
raw vegetables cut into bite-sized strips and served with a dip	food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course)