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Carte has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a list of dishes available at a restaurant

"the menu was in French"

2

A bill of fare; a menu.

"In the old fencing manual, the term 'carte' appears as an alternative form of quarte to describe a defensive blade position."

3

Alternative form of quarte

In plain English: A carte is a menu that lets you choose exactly what to eat instead of being given a fixed meal.

"The waiter brought out my carte to show me all the dishes on the menu."

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

"The famous chef Pierre Carte opened his new restaurant downtown."

Example Sentences
"The waiter brought out my carte to show me all the dishes on the menu." noun
"The restaurant offered an open carte menu for every guest to choose from." noun
"She consulted her meal carte before deciding what to order tonight." noun
"The chef updated the dinner carte with three new seasonal dishes this week." noun
See Also
menu carte de visite playing card bill of fare visiting card
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
bill
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
a la carte prix fixe table d'hote

Origin

The word carte comes from the French term carte, which itself was borrowed from the Latin charta. It entered English as a doublet alongside "card" and "chart," all sharing roots related to sheets or pieces of material used for writing or drawing.

Rhyming Words
arte norte morte porte forte dorte sirte birte verte tarte torte parte harte marte ecarte duarte quarte muerte suerte astarte
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