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à la carte

Verified Food & Drink French in English
à la carte
à la carte

Definition

Ordering individual dishes rather than a fixed menu.

From French à la carte.

Merriam-Webster records 1816 for this headword. The date refers to the dictionary’s recorded sense, which may differ from the meaning illustrated here. See the dictionary entry.

Example of use

We ordered à la carte instead of taking the set lunch.

Historical attestation

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%C3%A0%20la%20carte

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