Topic: FOOD
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| Date: | 1800-1900 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | menu 'small, full of details', from Latin minutus; MINUTE2 |
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men‧u S3
[countable]
[countable]1DF a list of all the kinds of food that are available for a meal, especially in a restaurant : Could we have the menu, please?
Could we have the menu, please?2TDTD a list of things on a computer screen which you can ask the computer to do : Select PRINT from the main menu.
Select PRINT from the main menu. pull-down/drop-down menu (=a list of choices which appears when you click on a place on the screen)
menu-driven (=operated by using a menu)
WORD FOCUS: restaurant WORD FOCUS: restaurant 
the person who serves you in a restaurant: waiter, waitress, server American English, waitperson American English
the person who cooks your food: chef
the person who welcomes the guests: maitre d', host/hostess American English
a list of the food: menu also bill of fare formal
a list of wines and alcoholic drinks: wine list also drink list American English
a piece of paper that shows the amount you have to pay for your meal: bill British English/check American English
extra money you leave for the waiter or waitress: tip/gratuity formal
money that the restaurant charges for service: service charge, cover charge, corkagerestaurant
➔ See also restaurant
WORD FOCUS: restaurant the person who serves you in a restaurant: waiter, waitress, server American English, waitperson American English
the person who cooks your food: chef
the person who welcomes the guests: maitre d', host/hostess American English
a list of the food: menu also bill of fare formal
a list of wines and alcoholic drinks: wine list also drink list American English
a piece of paper that shows the amount you have to pay for your meal: bill British English/check American English
extra money you leave for the waiter or waitress: tip/gratuity formal
money that the restaurant charges for service: service charge, cover charge, corkagerestaurant
➔ See also restaurant
