service à la française

noun

serving the dishes of a meal all together in one course instead of in several courses

OriginFrench service à la française →
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Meanings

nounservice à la française (uncountable)
  1. uncountableserving the dishes of a meal all together in one course instead of in several courses

Origin

  1. Frenchservice à la française
  2. Englishservice à la française

Borrowed from French service à la française.

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Translations

French service à la française
  • service à la françaiseTranslations
Italian servizio alla francese
  • servizio alla franceseTranslations
Spanish servicio a la francesa
  • servicio a la francesaTranslations
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APA

service à la française. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/service%20%C3%A0%20la%20fran%C3%A7aise

MLA

“service à la française.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/service%20%C3%A0%20la%20fran%C3%A7aise. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “service à la française,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/service%20%C3%A0%20la%20fran%C3%A7aise.

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