Menu
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmɛn.juː/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Menu is a noun meaning The details of the food to be served at a banquet; a bill of fare.
Meaning
The details of the food to be served at a banquet; a bill of fare.
More Meanings
- The food or drinks that are available in a restaurant, café, or bar.
- A list or agenda.
- (transitive, rare) To include (something) in a menu.
- (computing, gaming) A list from which the user may select an operation to be performed, often done with a keyboard, mouse, or controller under a graphical user interface.
- A list containing the food and beverages served at a restaurant, café, or bar. Menus may be printed on paper sheets provided to customers, put on a large poster or display board inside the establishment, displayed outside the restaurant, or digital.
Example Sentences
The server handed us the menu.
What's on the menu for today's meeting?
We've added a few new dishes to our menu.
They took the chicken sandwich off their menu.
Word Forms
- menus
- menuing
- menued
Synonyms for menu
Depending on context, synonyms include fare, card, carte.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include carte, fare, card, dinner, meal, list.
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Sources & Attribution
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