bill of fare

noun

A written or printed enumeration of the dishes served at a banquet, or of the dishes (with prices listed) that may be ordered at a restaurant, etc.

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menucardcarte du jourcarte

Meanings

nounbill of fare (plural bills of fare)

plural bills of fare

  1. datedA written or printed enumeration of the dishes served at a banquet, or of the dishes (with prices listed) that may be ordered at a restaurant, etc.

    […] a starveling cat roasted rabbitwise, or a brace of sparrows deluged in parsley and butter, designated in the bill of fare as pigeons or chickens.

    1844, Bentley's Miscellany, volume 15, page 53
    1 more example

    Having premised thus much, we will now detain those who like our bill of fare no longer from their diet, and shall proceed directly to serve up the first course of our history for their entertainment.

    1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling

    Synonyms: menu

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA written or printed enumeration of the dishes served at a banquet, or of the dishes (with prices listed) that may be ordered at a restaurant, etc.

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More synonyms by meaning

nouna list of dishes available at a restaurant

Similar
menucardcarte du jourcarte
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish menukortti, ruokalista
  • menukorttienumeration of dishes in writing
  • ruokalistaenumeration of dishes in writing
French carte, menu
  • carteenumeration of dishes in writing
  • menuenumeration of dishes in writing
Hungarian étlap
  • étlapenumeration of dishes in writing
Polish jadłospis
  • jadłospisenumeration of dishes in writing
Russian меню
  • меню (menju)enumeration of dishes in writing
Spanish carta, menú
  • cartaenumeration of dishes in writing
  • menúenumeration of dishes in writing
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