menu
//ˈmɛn.juː//
Forms
- Plural
- menus
Definitions
1.The details of the food to be served at a banquet; a bill of fare.
- After the wedding celebration was over the menu was displayed for dinner.
2.The food or drinks that are available in a restaurant, café, or bar.
- We've added a few new dishes to our menu.
- They took the chicken sandwich off their menu.
3.A list from which the user may select an operation to be performed, often done with a keyboard, mouse, or controller under a graphical user interface.
4.A list containing the food and beverages served at a restaurant, café, or bar. Menus may be printed on paper sheets provided to customers, put on a large poster or display board inside the establishment, displayed outside the restaurant, or digital.
- The server handed us the menu.
- We selected duck pâté and chicken goujons from the menu.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2902
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Etymology
Borrowed from French menu.
Doublet of menudo and minute.