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adjective, adverb
with a separate price for each dish offered on the menu: dinner à la carte.
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à la carte
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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| à la carte (ɑː lɑː ˈkɑːt, æ lə, French a la kart) | |
| —adj, —adv | |
| 1. | Compare table d'hôte (of a menu or a section of a menu) having dishes listed separately and individually priced |
| 2. | (of a dish) offered on such a menu; not part of a set meal |
| [C19: from French, literally: according to the card] | |
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