à la carte
Pronunciation: [ah lah KAHRT]
A menu term signifying that each item is priced separately. See also prix fixe; table d'hôte.
From The Food Lover's Companion, Fourth edition by Sharon Tyler Herbst and Ron Herbst. Copyright © 2007, 2001, 1995, 1990 by Barron's Educational Series, Inc.
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