- a list of dishes served at a meal or that can be ordered in a restaurant
- a list of options displayed on a visual display unit from which the operator selects an action to be carried out by positioning the cursor or by depressing the appropriate key
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men•u /ˈmɛnyu/USA pronunciation
n. [countable], pl. men•us.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- a list of the dishes served at a meal.
- the dishes served.
- a list of items from which to choose, as of options available to a computer user:From the menu select S, N, or D.
men•u
(men′yo̅o̅, mā′nyo̅o̅),USA pronunciation n.
- a list of the dishes served at a meal;
bill of fare:Ask the waiter for a menu. - the dishes served.
- any list or set of items, activities, etc., from which to choose:What's on the menu this weekend —golf, tennis, swimming?
- Computinga list of options available to a user, as displayed on a CRT or other type of screen.
- Latin minūtus minute2
- French: detailed list, noun, nominal use of menu small, detailed
- 1650–60
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menu /ˈmɛnjuː/ n
'menu' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
à la carte
- bill of fare
- command
- drop-down menu
- favourite
- hamburger
- miniver
- minuet
- off
- plat du jour
- pop-up
- table d'hôte
- tariff
- blue plate
- card
- carte
- carte du jour
- club
- command-driven
- food
- fusion
- gopher
- menudo
- menu-driven
- minish
- prix fixe
- shell