Толковый словарь английского языка

[Date: 1800-1900; Language: French; Origin: menu 'small, full of details', from Latin minutus; ⇨ ↑minute²]

1. a list of all the kinds of food that are available for a meal, especially in a restaurant:

Could we have the menu, please?

on the menu

Is there any fish on the menu?

a three course set menu (=dishes which you do not choose for yourself)

2. a list of things on a computer screen which you can ask the computer to do:

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)

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COLLOCATIONS

■ verbs

▪ read/study the menu Sandy read the menu, but didn’t see anything he wanted to eat.

▪ look at/see the menu (=read the menu) He looked at the menu and decided to have the salad.

▪ plan a menu (=decide what foods will be served) Erika began planning a menu for the dinner party.

▪ choose/order something from the menu He ordered a chicken dish from the menu.

▪ offer a menu The restaurant is offering a three-course menu for New Year’s Eve.

▪ have a good/long/unusual etc menu The new restaurant on Fifth Street has an excellent menu.

■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + menu

▪ extensive (=with many different dishes on it) The menu is extensive and adventurous.

▪ a dinner/lunch/breakfast menu There is an extensive dinner menu, and seafood is a speciality.

▪ a set/fixed menu (=when the cook decides which dishes will be served to you, rather than you choosing for yourself) Dinner is three courses from a set menu.

▪ an à la carte menu (=a menu listing many separate dishes which you choose from) In the evening there is a full à la carte menu.

▪ a children’s menu I asked the waiter if there was a children’s menu.