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Menu ˈmenjuː Chef Vegetarian List Noun Bre For/Look

Word menu
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈmenjuː / NAmE / ˈmenjuː /
Example
  • to ask for/look at the menu
  • what's on the menu (= for dinner) tonight?
  • a pull-down menu
  • chef nigel crowther will expand the menu to include several vegetarian options.
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menu

(noun)BrE / ˈmenjuː / NAmE / ˈmenjuː /
  1. a list of the food that is available at a restaurant or to be served at a meal
    • to ask for/look at the menu
    • What's on the menu (= for dinner) tonight?
  2. a list of possible choices that are shown on a computer screen
    • see also drop-down menu
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/drop-down-menu
    • a pull-down menu

    Extra Examples

    • Chef Nigel Crowther will expand the menu to include several vegetarian options.
    • Go to the topic menu in the upper right hand corner.
    • Many menus now list ingredients.
    • Many restaurants do a very reasonable set menu at lunchtime.
    • May we have the menu?
    • Passengers are offered a daily choice of menu.
    • She completely changes her seasonal menus every few months.
    • The chef was chalking the daily specials on the menu board.
    • The menu changes daily.
    • The restaurant changes its menu every six months.
    • What’s on the menu this evening?
    • You’ll find it in the topic menu.
    • a menu offering many vegetarian dishes
    • a ten-course tasting menu
    • buttons that make it easy to navigate the on-screen menu

    Word Origin

    • mid 19th cent.: from French, ‘detailed list’ (noun use of menu ‘small, detailed’), from Latin minutus ‘very small’.
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