table d'hôte

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table d'hôte

/ˌtɑːblə ˈdəʊt/
/ˌtɑːbəl -/

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

noun tables d'hôte

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

not comparable Of menu selections, offered at a fixed price.
Similar: prix fixe, set menu

Opposite: à la carte

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adjective

Opposite: à la carte

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

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"table d'hôte." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/table%20d'h%C3%B4te. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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table d'hôte. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/table%20d'h%C3%B4te

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"table d'hôte." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/table%20d'h%C3%B4te.

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@misc{table_d_ho_te_2026,
  title = {table d'hôte},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/table%20d'h%C3%B4te},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}