table d'hôte
[ tah-buhl doht, tab-uhl; French tabluh-doht ]
/ ˈtɑ bəl ˈdoʊt, ˈtæb əl; French tabləˈdoʊt /
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noun, plural ta·bles d'hôte [tah-buhlz doht, tab-uhlz; French tabluh-doht]. /ˈtɑ bəlz ˈdoʊt, ˈtæb əlz; French tabləˈdoʊt/.
a meal of preselected courses served at a fixed time and price to the guests at a hotel or restaurant.
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Origin of table d'hôte
1610–20; <French: literally, the host's table
Words nearby table d'hôte
table board, tablecloth, table corn, table cut, table dancing, table d'hôte, table football, tableful, table-hop, tableland, table licence
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How to use table d'hôte in a sentence
Anyway it is bad manners, like carrying off fruit from table d' hote.
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British Dictionary definitions for table d'hôte
table d'hôte
/ (ˈtɑːbəl ˈdəʊt, French tablə dot) /
adjective
(of a meal) consisting of a set number of courses with limited choice of dishes offered at a fixed priceCompare à la carte, prix fixe
noun plural tables d'hôte (ˈtɑːbəlz ˈdəʊt, French tablə dot)
a table d'hôte meal or menu
Word Origin for table d'hôte
C17: from French, literally: the host's table
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