menu

MEN-yoo/ˈmɛnju/

Pluralmenus

6 meanings of menu

1
nouncountable
A list of the food and drinks that a place serves to its customers.
Like a list of choices that tells you everything you can ask for.
The waiter handed each of us a menu when we sat down.
I looked at the menu for a while but couldn't decide what to order.
2
nouncountable
A list of choices on a screen that lets you pick what the computer should do.
Like a list of buttons you can press to tell the computer what to do.
Click the File menu to save your work.
The game's pause menu lets you change the sound and controls.
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3
nouncountable
All the food and drinks you can order at a place to eat.
This diner has a big menu with lots of cheap meals.
I love the dessert menu at that little café.
Similarofferings
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4
nouncountable
A list of the dishes that will be served at a big formal meal.
The wedding menu started with soup and ended with cake.
Guests admired the fancy menu printed in gold letters.
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5
nouncountable
A list of things to choose from or to do.
Like a list of options you can pick from.
The summer camp offered a full menu of fun activities for kids.
Voters faced a wide menu of choices on the ballot.
Similarrange, selection, array, choice
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Less common meaning

6
verbraretransitive
To put a food or drink on a menu.
The chef decided to menu the new soup for the winter season.
“Menuing a bisque allows you to charge another dollar or two for the soup. Instead of $8, I can charge $11,” says Beacon’s chef and an owner, Waldy Malouf.
2001, Restaurant Business, column 1Here, menuing means putting a dish on the menu.
Similarfeature, offer, serve
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Origin

English took this word from the French word menu. It is related to the words menudo and minute.