à la carte
adjective, adverb/ˌɑː lɑː ˈkɑːt/
/ˌɑː lɑː ˈkɑːrt/
(from French)- if food in a restaurant is à la carte, or if you eat à la carte, you choose from a list of dishes that have separate prices, rather than having a complete meal at a fixed price
- There is an excellent à la carte restaurant for hotel residents.
- It was more expensive to eat à la carte.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryà la carte is used with these nouns:- menu
- restaurant
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