table d'hôte

noun, plural ta·bles d'hôte

[tah-buh

lz doht, tab-uh

lz; French tabluh doht] .

a meal of preselected courses served at a fixed time and price to the guests at a hotel or restaurant.

Compare à la carte, prix fixe.

Origin:
1610–20; < French: literally, the host's table

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table d'hôte (ˈtɑːb^əl ˈdəʊt, French tablə dot)

—*adj*
1.	à la carte Compare prix fixe (of a meal) consisting of a set number of courses with limited choice of dishes offered at a fixed price

—n , tables d'hôte
2.	a table d'hôte meal or menu

[C17: from French, literally: the host's table]

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