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a la carte

3 syllables
adjectivenounadverb
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As an adjective, a la carte means (of a restaurant meal) having unlimited choices with a separate price for each item. As a noun, it means a menu having individual dishes listed with separate prices.

Meanings of a la carte

3 meanings

adjective

  1. (of a restaurant meal) having unlimited choices with a separate price for each item

noun

  1. A menu having individual dishes listed with separate prices

adverb

  1. By ordering items listed individually on a menu

    “we ate a la carte”

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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