Meaning
The list of food and drinks that you can order in a restaurant or cafe.
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Word origin
From French menu, meaning small or detailed, from Latin minutus, made small. A menu is a detailed little list.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- minutus
- English cognates
- minute
Grammar
Examples
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You read the menu before you order.
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Food that a restaurant serves is on the menu.
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Any list of choices can be called a menu.
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