menu

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A list of the food and drinks available at a restaurant.

   The waiter handed us the menu and recommended the fish.

2. 2
   noun

   A list of options shown to a user on a computer or phone.

   Click the icon to open the settings menu.

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Simplified etymology

Menu entered English from French in the mid-19th century. In French it meant a “detailed list,” and in English it became especially associated with a written list of dishes available for a meal.

Borrowed from French menu. Doublet of menudo and minute.

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