Carte

/kɑɹt/ noun

Definition

A menu or list of items available, especially in the phrase 'à la carte' meaning you choose individual dishes instead of a set meal.

Etymology

From French 'carte' (card, menu), from Latin 'carta' (paper, document), originally the paper or card that listed available options in restaurants.

Kelly Says

À la carte literally means 'according to the card'—when restaurants started offering choice instead of one fixed meal, they had to invent a new way to organize that freedom on a printed card!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
卡片
kɐp-tɐ
ARالعربية
بطاقة
ba-ta-gah
BNবাংলা
কার্ড
kaard
CACatalà
targeta
tar-heh-tah
CSČeština
karta
kar-tah
DADansk
kort
kort
DEDeutsch
Karte
KAR-teh
ELΕλληνικά
καρτέλα
kar-teh-lah
ESEspañol
tarjeta
tar-HAY-hah
FAفارسی
کارت
kart
FISuomi
kortti
kort-tee
FRFrançais
carte
kart
GUGU
કાર્ડ
kaar-d
HAHA
kaadi
ka-a-dee
HEעברית
כרטיס
kart-ees
HIहिन्दी
कार्ड
kaar-d
HUMagyar
kártya
kar-tyah
IDBahasa Indonesia
kartu
kar-too
IGIG
kaadi
ka-a-dee
ITItaliano
carta
CHAR-tah
JA日本語
カード
ka-do
KKKK
карта
kar-tah
KMKM
កាត
kaat
KO한국어
카드
kad
MRMR
कार्ड
kaar-d
MSBahasa Melayu
kad
kad
MYမြန်မာ
ကတ်
kat
NLNederlands
kaart
kaart
NONorsk
kort
kort
PAPA
ਕਾਰਡ
kaar-d
PLPolski
karta
kar-tah
PTPortuguês
carta
KAR-tah
RORomână
carte
kar-teh
RUРусский
карта
kar-tah
SVSvenska
kort
kort
SWKiswahili
kaadi
ka-a-dee
TAதமிழ்
카ர்டு
ka-r-tu
TEతెలుగు
కార్డు
kaar-doo
THไทย
บัตร
bat
TLTL
kort
kort
TRTürkçe
kart
kart
UKУкраїнська
карта
kar-tah
URاردو
کارڈ
kaar-d
VITiếng Việt
thẻ
thay
YOYO
kaadi
ka-a-dee
ZH中文
卡片
kǎ piàn
ZUZU
ikhadi
i-kha-dee

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