With a separate price for each item on the menu.
[French : à, by + la, the + carte, menu.]
Dictionary:
à la carte a la carte (ä'lə kärt', ăl'ə) ![]() |
With a separate price for each item on the menu.
[French : à, by + la, the + carte, menu.]
| Food and Nutrition: à la carte |
Meal chosen from a list of foods and dishes available rather than from a set menu or meal (table d'hôte).
[ah lah KAHRT] A menu term signifying that each item is priced separately. See also prix fixe; table d'hôte.
| WordNet: a la carte |
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a menu having individual dishes listed with separate prices
The adjective a la carte has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
(of a restaurant meal) having unlimited choices with a separate price for each item
Antonym: table d'hote (meaning #1)
The adverb a la carte has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
by ordering items listed individually on a menu
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| table d'hôte | |
| prix fixe (culinary) |
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