menu
noun
ˈmen-(ˌ)yü 
ˈmān-
plural menus
1
a
: a list of the dishes that may be ordered (as in a restaurant) or that are to be served (as at a banquet)
b(1)
: a comparable list or assortment of offerings
a menu of television programs
(2)
: a list shown on the display of a computer from which a user can select the operation the computer is to perform
2
: the dishes available for or served at a meal
also
: the meal itself
Examples of menu in a Sentence
I'd like to see your lunch menu, please.
What's good on the menu today?
There are two chicken dishes under eight dollars listed on the menu.
a menu of television programs
You can save your work by choosing “Save” from the “File” menu.
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The MacMillan Dining Room has an excellent dinner menu with farm-to-table ingredients, including a variety of produce grown directly on-site.
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Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
The global menu is all over the map, with Japanese sushi rolls, Mediterranean-style lamb chops, and all-American barbecue ribs.
—Annie Archer, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2025
Delivery to your boat Lucas said the new owners will update the menu with more fresh-Mex items and will also add delivery and dockside service.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2025
For National Hamburger Month in May, the restaurant chain has added to the menu The Great American Burger Trio – a cheeseburger, fries, and pie – for $9.99.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 27 May 2025
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Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
The global menu is all over the map, with Japanese sushi rolls, Mediterranean-style lamb chops, and all-American barbecue ribs.
—Annie Archer, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2025
Delivery to your boat Lucas said the new owners will update the menu with more fresh-Mex items and will also add delivery and dockside service.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2025
For National Hamburger Month in May, the restaurant chain has added to the menu The Great American Burger Trio – a cheeseburger, fries, and pie – for $9.99.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 27 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for menu
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“Menu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/menu. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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menu
noun
ˈmen-yü
ˈmān-
1
: a list of dishes served at or available for a meal
also
: a similar list of offerings
a menu of TV programs
2
: the dishes served at a meal
3
: a list of computer operations shown on the display screen for a user to select from
a menu of printing options
Etymology
from French menu "a list of food dishes," from menu (adjective) "small, detailed," from Latin minutus "small" — related to minute
Word Origin
Many restaurants boast of having large menus, but the origin of the word menu actually suggests the idea of smallness. The origins of menu can be traced to the Latin adjective minutus, meaning "small." Minutus is also the source of our word minute. From minutus came the French adjective menu, which has several meanings including "small" and "detailed." The use of menu as a noun meaning "a list of food" probably came from the "detailed" sense of the adjective, since a menu is most often a detailed list.
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