Etymology

table d'hôte

Today it means: A menu offering a complete meal, with little choice, at a fixed price. Full definition →

French table d'hôte
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The story

  1. French · borrowed fromtable d'hôte“table of the host”
  2. English todaytable d'hôte

Unadapted borrowing from French table d'hôte (“table of the host”).

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