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table d'hote

table d'hote

8.8
A menu that offers a set of courses for one fixed price
  • adjective
  • /ˈtæbəl dəˈoʊt/
translation icon : menú del día
  • The restaurant offers a table d'hote menu every evening, including three courses and coffee.

Examples

  • We chose the table d'hote option, which was more affordable than ordering à la carte.

  • Most of the guests prefer the table d'hote because it simplifies choosing from the menu.

  • The restaurant offers a delicious table d'hote menu.

  • We enjoyed a lovely table d'hôte dinner last night.

  • Most of the guests prefer the table d'hote because it simplifies choosing from the menu.

  • The restaurant offers a table d'hote menu every evening, which includes three courses and coffee.

  • We chose the table d'hote option to enjoy a complete meal at a fixed price.

Synonyms

prix fixe
vstable d'hote
8.1

Offered as a complete meal with limited choices for each course at one price

is the same meaning but uses a different traditional label

Antonyms

a la carte
1 4.3

Ordering food by choosing each dish and paying for it separately

How Structured

table d'hote
8.8
a la carte
1 5.1

Surface Forms

table d'hote positive
table d'hôte positive

Morphology

table + d'hote

This is a French culinary borrowing: 'table' may suggest a meal but 'd'hote' is non-transparent or unknown to most B1 learners, so the specific sense 'fixed-price multi-course menu' cannot be derived from the constituents. The meaning is language-specific and idiomatic (a set menu at a fixed price), so learners who only know the literal parts would not reliably infer it.

Etymology

Table d'hote may come from old inns where guests sat together at the host's table and were served the same dishes by the hôte, the French word for 'host'. Because everyone ate the same courses for one 'fixed price', table d'hote came to mean a 'set menu' with limited choices at one price.