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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries散点菜单
Native Script:中文汉字
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sǎn diǎn cài dān
"我们看了散点菜单并点了一些菜。"
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A restaurant menu that lists dishes separately, each with its own individual price, rather than offering a complete meal for a single fixed price.
"We decided to order from the a la carte menu so everyone could choose their favorite dishes."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French phrase 'à la carte', meaning literally 'according to the card' or 'according to the menu', combined with 'menu' from Latin 'minutus' (small). The term entered English culinary vocabulary in the late 19th century to distinguish individually priced dishes from fixed-price set meals.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "A la carte menu" is said worldwide
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carte
Transliteration: lah-la-kart
"Nous avons choisi des plats à la carte."
Speisekarte
Transliteration: ʃpaɪ̯zəˌkaʁtə
"Wir bestellen heute von der Speisekarte."
menù alla carta
Transliteration: me-nu alla carta
"Abbiamo ordinato dal menù alla carta."
menú a la carta
Transliteration: me-nu a la kar-ta
"Prefiero comer del menú a la carta."
cardápio
Transliteration: kar-da-pi-u
"Escolhemos os pratos diretamente do cardápio."
अलग-अलग व्यंजनों की सूची
Transliteration: alag-alag vyanjanon ki soochi
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"हमने अलग-अलग व्यंजनों की सूची से ऑर्डर किया।"
散点菜单
Transliteration: sǎn diǎn cài dān
Script: 中文汉字
"我们看了散点菜单并点了一些菜。"
단품 메뉴
Transliteration: danpum menyu
Script: 한국어 한글
"우리는 단품 메뉴에서 각각 다른 요리를 주문했습니다."
アラカルトメニュー
Transliteration: arakaruto menyu
Script: 日本語
"私たちはアラカルトメニューから料理を選んだ。"
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