noun
menu
MEHN-yoo
noun
1
A list of food and drinks available at a restaurant, café, or event.
"We studied the menu before deciding on the tasting course."
"The chef changes the menu with the seasons."
2
In computing, a list of options a user can choose from, typically on screen.
"Click the settings icon to open the main menu."
How to Use Menu
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA list of choices — of food at a restaurant, or of options on a computer or device.
Common pairings
dinner menu
drop-down menu
tasting menu
Word Forms
menued past tense, menus plural, Menus plural, menus singular
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Etymology
Borrowed from French menu ("small, detailed"), from Latin minūtus — the same root as "minute" (small).