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Definition of prix fixe - 4 dictionary results
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prix fixe

  [pree fiks; Fr. pree feeks]
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–noun, plural prix fixes  [pree fiks; Fr. pree feeks] .
a fixed price charged for any meal chosen from the variety listed on the menu.

Origin:
1880–85; < F
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Fixe
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prix fixe   (prē' fēks')   
n.   pl. prix fixes (prē' fēks')

  1. A complete meal of several courses, sometimes with choices permitted, offered by a restaurant at a fixed price.

  2. A fixed price charged for such a meal.

  3. See table d'hôte.


[French : prix, price + fixe, fixed.]
ta·ble d'hôte   (tä'bəl dōt', tä'blə)   
n.   pl. ta·bles d'hôte (tä'bəl dōt', tä'blə)

  1. A communal table for all the guests at a hotel or restaurant.

  2. A full-course meal offering a limited number of choices and served at a fixed price in a restaurant or hotel. In this sense, also called prix fixe.


[French : table, table + de, of + hôte, host.]
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Word Origin & History

prix fixe 
meal served at a fixed price, 1883, from Fr., lit. "fixed price."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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