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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.

    What'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 51Թ Forms

  • menued adjective
  • menuing noun
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51Թ 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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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of menu1

C19: from French menu small, detailed (list), from Latin ūٳܲ minute ²
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They’ve got a great plant-centric menu, which is good because one of my kids doesn’t really eat meat, and I also like that it’s kind of elevated.

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There’s even the legendary Moto brisket cigar — once exclusive to their catering menu — now available to the public.

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A “reinvented” Snack Wrap will hit menus nationwide on July 10, 2025.

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Shortly after opening Houseman, Baldwin was thinking about putting oeuf mayonnaise — a classic hors d'oeuvre featuring hard-boiled eggs topped with seasoned mayonnaise — as a dish on the menu.

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It's a beloved national dish of Wales and is found on restaurant menus across the country, but did Welsh rarebit actually start life as a joke played by the English?

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