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menu

[ men-yoo ]

noun

    1. a list of the dishes that can be ordered in a restaurant or that will be served at a formal meal; bill of fare:

      Ask the waiter for a menu.

    2. the dishes themselves:

      First on the menu was a delicious broccoli soup.

  1. any list or set of items, activities, etc., from which to choose:

    's on the menu this weekend—golf, tennis, swimming?

  2. Digital Technology. a list of options available to a user, as displayed on a screen or listed in a recorded telephone greeting:

    From the main menu at the top of the window, select Tools and then Internet Options.



verb (used with object)

  1. to make available for ordering at a restaurant:

    There will be one entrée and one salad menued each day.

    Some casual restaurants have begun menuing alcoholic beverages.

menu

/ ˈɛː /

noun

  1. a list of dishes served at a meal or that can be ordered in a restaurant
  2. a list of options displayed on a visual display unit from which the operator selects an action to be carried out by positioning the cursor or by depressing the appropriate key
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ·ܱ adjective
  • ··Բ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of menu1

First recorded in 1650–60; from French: “detailed list,” noun use of menu “small, detailed,” from Latin ūٳܲ minute 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of menu1

C19: from French menu small, detailed (list), from Latin ūٳܲ minute ²
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Example Sentences

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Some In-N-Out customers were discreetly using a hack to get a discount on one of the chain’s secret menu items, known as the “Flying Dutchman.”

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Once those offers start to sell out, you may want to add a menu item or two.

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The small box includes three flavors, all inspired by Salt Lick’s menu: honey pecan BBQ, smoked brisket and blackberry cobbler.

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As ticket prices have soared, a small but growing number of teams in all sports are offering a limited menu of basic concession items at fan-friendly prices.

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Duck isn’t on the menu, but a certain waterfowl is the star of this dinner at the Grand Californian’s Storytellers Cafe.

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