Plural of carte, a menu or list of dishes offered by a restaurant, or in some historical contexts, a map or chart.
From French 'carte' meaning map or menu, derived from Latin 'charta' meaning paper or document.
The phrase 'à la carte' (ordering individual dishes from a menu rather than a fixed meal) comes from this French word and became the standard way restaurants offered flexibility to diners.
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