table d'hôte
[ tah-buh l doht, tab-uh l; French tabluh doht ]
/ ˈtɑ bəl ˈdoʊt, ˈtæb əl; French tablə ˈdoʊt /
noun, plural ta·bles d'hôte [tah-buh lz doht, tab-uh lz; French tabluh doht] /ˈtɑ bəlz ˈdoʊt, ˈtæb əlz; French tablə ˈdoʊt/.
a meal of preselected courses served at a fixed time and price to the guests at a hotel or restaurant.
Compare
à la carte,
prix fixe.
Origin of table d'hôte
1610–20; < French: literally, the host's table
Words nearby table d'hôte
table,
table bay,
table board,
table corn,
table cut,
table d'hôte,
table dancing,
table football,
table licence,
table linen,
table money
British Dictionary definitions for table d'hote
table d'hôte
/ (ˈtɑːbəl ˈdəʊt, French tablə dot) /
adjective
(of a meal) consisting of a set number of courses with limited choice of dishes offered at a fixed price
Compare à la carte, prix fixe
noun plural tables d'hôte (ˈtɑːbəlz ˈdəʊt, French tablə dot)
a table d'hôte meal or menu
Word Origin for table d'hôte
C17: from French, literally: the host's table