table d'hôte

See also: table d'hote

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌtɑːblə ˈdəʊt/, /ˌtɑːbəl -/

Noun

table d'hôte (plural tables d'hôte)

1. a menu offering a complete meal, with little choice, at a fixed price
   • 1962 February, “Talking of Trains: Dearer meals in B.R. trains”, in Modern Railways, page 78:

     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.

Adjective

table d'hôte (not comparable)

1. Of menu selections, offered at a fixed price.

Synonyms

• prix fixe
• set menu

Antonyms

• à la carte

References

• “table d'hôte”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

• bottlehead

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.blə d‿ot/

Noun

table d’hôte f (plural tables d’hôte)

1. a menu offering a complete meal, with little choice, at a fixed price