noun
a menu having individual dishes listed with separate prices
• Hypernyms: ↑menu, ↑bill of fare, ↑card, ↑carte du jour, ↑carte
adjective
(of a restaurant meal) having unlimited choices with a separate price for each item
• Ant: ↑table d'hote
adverb
by ordering items listed individually on a menu
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we ate a la carte
Useful english dictionary. 2012.