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table d'hôte en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌtɑːblə ˈdəʊt/
• /ˌtɑːbəl -/

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French table d'hôte (“table of the host”).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of menu selections, offered at a fixed price.

Antonyms

à la carte

Synonyms

prix fixe · set menu

table d'hôte en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌtɑːblə ˈdəʊt/
• /ˌtɑːbəl -/

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French table d'hôte (“table of the host”).

Meanings

1. A menu offering a complete meal, with little choice, at a fixed price.
   • The increases from December 4 in the prices of table d'hôte meals in British Railways restaurant cars were expected, in view both of a general upward trend in meal prices in the catering trade and of the fiat that train meals must pay for themselves. 1962 February, “Talking of Trains: Dearer meals in B.R. trains”, in Modern Railways, page 78:
   • It’s also possible to reserve a table d’hôte if you’re not actually staying there. 2000, “Making the Most of the Route des Plaines”, in Réunion, Mauritius, Seychelles (NEOS Guide), Watford, Hertfordshire; Greenville, S.C.: Michelin Travel Publications, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 158, column 2:

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Translations (3)

fr table d'hôte (menu offering a complete meal, with little choice, at a fixed price) · id table d'hôte (menu offering a complete meal, with little choice, at a fixed price) · pl tabldot (menu offering a complete meal, with little choice, at a fixed price)