"bill of fare" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bills of fare [plural]
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  1. (dated) A written or printed enumeration of the dishes served at a banquet, or of the dishes (with prices listed) that may be ordered at a restaurant, etc. Tags: dated Synonyms: menu Translations (enumeration of dishes in writing): منيو (minyu) [Gulf-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), menukortti (english: on banquet) (Finnish), ruokalista (note: in restaurant) (Finnish), carte [feminine] (French), menu [masculine] (French), étlap (Hungarian), jadłospis [masculine] (Polish), меню (menju) (Russian), carta [feminine] (Spanish), menú [masculine] (Spanish)

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