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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesà la carte
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ah lah kart
"Nous avons choisi de manger à la carte ce soir."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Referring to food that can be ordered as separate items, each with its own price, rather than as part of a set meal.
"We decided to order an à la carte dinner instead of the set menu."
- 1
With each dish priced and ordered separately.
"The restaurant allows guests to dine à la carte on weekends."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed directly from French, meaning literally 'according to the card' or 'according to the menu'. Dating back to the early 19th century in English gastronomy, the term evolved to describe ordering individual dishes separately rather than selecting a fixed-price set meal (table d'hôte).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "À la carte" is said worldwide
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à la carte
Transliteration: ah lah kart
"Nous avons choisi de manger à la carte ce soir."
à la carte
Transliteration: ah lah kart
"Die Speisekarte bietet sowohl Menüs als auch Gerichte à la carte an."
alla carta
Transliteration: alla carta
"Potete ordinare alla carta o scegliere il menu fisso."
a la carta
Transliteration: ah lah karta
"El restaurante ofrece un servicio a la carta muy variado."
à carta
Transliteration: ah karta
"Podemos escolher os pratos à carta."
मेनू के अनुसार अलग-अलग व्यंजन
Transliteration: menu ke anusar alag-alag vyanjan
"हम फिक्स्ड मेनू की बजाय अलग से ऑर्डर करना चाहते हैं।"
单点
Transliteration: dāndiǎn
"今晚我们可以选择单点菜品。"
단품메뉴
Transliteration: danpum-menyu
"우리는 코스 요리 대신 단품메뉴를 주문했다."
アラカルト
Transliteration: arakaruto
"今夜はコースではなくアラカルトで注文しましょう。"
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