carte

[ kahrt; French kart ]
/ kɑrt; French kart /
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noun, plural cartes [kahrts; French kart] /kɑrts; French kart/.

(italics) French. menu; bill of fare. Compare à la carte.
a playing card.
Archaic. a map or chart.

Origin of carte

before 1150; Middle English, Old English: writing paper, document, letter < Latin charta < Greek chártēs sheet of papyrus

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH carte

cart carte

Words nearby carte

cart horse, cart off, cart track, cartage, cartagena, carte, carte blanche, carte du jour, cartel, cartelist, cartelize

Definition for carte (2 of 3)

Carte
[ kahrt ]
/ kɑrt /

noun

Richard d'Oy·ly [doi-lee] /ˈdɔɪ li/. D'Oyly Carte, Richard.

Definition for carte (3 of 3)

à la carte
[ ah luh kahrt, al-uh; French a la kart ]
/ ˌɑ lə ˈkɑrt, ˌæl ə; French a la ˈkart /

adjective, adverb

with a separate price for each dish offered on the menu: dinner à la carte.
Compare prix fixe, table d'hôte.

Origin of à la carte

1820–30; < French: according to the menu; see carte

Words related to carte

food, cuisine, card, table, spread

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British Dictionary definitions for carte (1 of 3)

carte
/ (kɑːt) /

noun

a variant spelling of quarte

British Dictionary definitions for carte (2 of 3)

Carte
/ (kɑːt) /

noun

See D'Oyly Carte

British Dictionary definitions for carte (3 of 3)

à la carte
/ (ɑː lɑː ˈkɑːt, æ lə, French a la kart) /

adjective, adverb

(of a menu or a section of a menu) having dishes listed separately and individually priced Compare table d'hôte
(of a dish) offered on such a menu; not part of a set meal

Word Origin for à la carte

C19: from French, literally: according to the card