# menu
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from French menu. Doublet of menudo and minute.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɛnjuː/
* (General American, Canada) IPA: /ˈmɛnju/
* (Wales, Ottawa Valley) IPA: /ˈmɛnɪu̯/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛnjuː

### Noun

menu (plural menus)
* The details of the food to be served at a banquet; a bill of fare.
* A list containing the food and beverages served at a restaurant, café, or bar. Menus may be printed on paper sheets provided to customers, put on a large poster or display board inside the establishment, displayed outside the restaurant, or digital.
    The server handed us the menu.
    We selected duck pâté and chicken goujons from the menu.
* The food or drinks that are available in a restaurant, café, or bar.
    They took the chicken sandwich off their menu.
    We've added a few new dishes to our menu.
* (computing, gaming) A list from which the user may select an operation to be performed, often done with a keyboard, mouse, or controller under a graphical user interface
* A list or agenda.
    What's on the menu for today's meeting?

#### Derived terms

* burger menu
* Chinese menu
* context menu
* degustation menu
* dégustation menu
* do you have a menu in English
* drop-down menu
* hamburger menu
* main menu
* mega menu
* menu bar
* menu board
* menu cost
* menued
* menu fatigue
* menu hack
* menuless
* off menu
* pie menu
* popup menu
* pop-up menu
* radial menu
* secret menu
* set menu
* Start menu
* submenu
* tasting menu
* user menu

#### Descendants

* → Cebuano: menu
* → Gulf Arabic: منيو (minyu)
* → Japanese: メニュー
* → Thai: เมนู (mee-nuu)
* → Tok Pisin: menyu

#### Translations
### Verb

menu (third-person singular simple present menus, present participle menuing, simple past and past participle menued)
* (transitive, rare) To include (something) in a menu.
** 1991, Food Management, volume 26, page 139:He created this prize-winning dish last December, to serve at a catered dinner that honored benefactors of Nashua Memorial Hospital. At that elaborate holiday repast, Quimby menued the seafood dish as a first course. However, he noted, his dish is substantial enough to serve as a satisfying entree.
** 1991, School Food Service Journal, volume 45, page 65:[…] held their own, then that child nutrition program would consider menuing the product in the future. Kater knew he was in trouble when he saw what he was up against that day: pizza and chicken nuggets, two of the most popular school lunches served in today’s schools.
** 2001, Restaurant Business, volume 100, page 90, column 1:“Menuing a bisque allows you to charge another dollar or two for the soup. Instead of $8, I can charge $11,” says Beacon’s chef and an owner, Waldy Malouf.
** 2002, Restaurant Business, volume 101, page 86, column 3:He first menued the chop two years ago, expecting a short run, but has seen surprising customer loyalty: “If I took it off the menu, there would be an uprising.”
** 2003, Restaurant Business, volume 102, page 66, column 3:[…] scale chef who couldn’t resist menuing the classic. But unlike Regis, Gardner’s take has a few unexpected extras.
** 2009, Chef, volume 53, page 20:Depending upon your customer base, you may want to menu options that are gluten-free (G-F), vegan, macrobiotic, organic or even create a healthful kids’ menu. In fact, none of these categories are mutually exclusive, so you might consider menuing a dessert like Brownies with Cashew Cream, a popular item fitting all those categories, served at the Cal Dining-sponsored “Raw Food Chef Night” at the University of California, Berkeley ([…]).
** 2019, Alan Paris, Filament II: Brighten the World, Bloomington, Ind.: iUniverse, →ISBN:Along with the meats, local Gnocchi, Borgotaro malfatti, made from ricotta, herbs, and spinach were menued. The mixture contained eggs and breadcrumbs to bind the ingredients, the chef optioning grated cheese. White truffles, Borgotaro mushrooms and stuffed tortellini bordered the fresh fish catch of the day. The bishop explained, “You’ll find our tastings vary significantly from the cuisine served at your restaurants in New York City– where the Neapolitan and Sicilian sauces are prevalent. […]”

### See also

* Appendix:Menus

### Further reading

* menu on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* menu (computing) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* MUNE, enum, neum

## Afrikaans
### Noun

menu (plural menu's)
* menu

## Cebuano
### Etymology

From English menu, from French menu. Doublet of minuto and menudo.

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: me‧nu

### Noun

menu
* a bill of fare
* a menu; a list of dishes offered in a restaurant
* a computer menu

## Chamicuro
### Noun

menu
* tongue

## Chinese
### Etymology

From English menu.

### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): men$^1$ niu$^2$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: men$^1$ niu$^2$
*** Cantonese Pinyin: men$^1$ niu$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /mɛːn⁵⁵ niːu̯³⁵/

### Noun

menu
* (Hong Kong Cantonese) menu

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 菜單 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 菜單 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 餐牌, 菜牌 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 餐牌, 菜牌, menu |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 餐牌 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 菜單 |

## Czech
### Etymology

Borrowed from French menu.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmɛnu]

### Noun

menu n (indeclinable)
* menu
    denní menu ― daily menu
    uživatelské menu ― user menu

### Further reading

* “menu”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “menu”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “menu”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Danish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French menu.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /meˈny/, [meˈny]

### Noun

menu c (singular definite menuen, plural indefinite menuer)
* menu (all senses)

#### Inflection
### Further reading

* menu on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{da}$

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from French menu.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /məˈny/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: me‧nu
* Rhymes: -y

### Noun

menu n (plural menu's, diminutive menuutje n)
* menu
    Synonyms: kaart, menukaart, spijskaart
* (computing) menu

#### Derived terms

* driegangenmenu
* hoofdmenu
* kindermenu
* menukaart
* vegamenu
* verrassingsmenu
* viergangenmenu

## Estonian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish meno.

### Noun

menu (genitive menu, partitive menu)
* success, popularity

#### Declension
## Finnish
### Alternative forms

* menyy

### Etymology

Borrowed from French menu.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmenu/, [ˈme̞nu]
* IPA: /ˈmenyː/, [ˈme̞nyː]
* Rhymes: -enu
* Hyphenation: me‧nu

### Noun

menu
* menu, bill of fare (details of the food to be served at a banquet)
    Synonyms: menukortti, menyy
* Synonym of ruokalista (“menu”) (printed list of dishes offered in a restaurant)
* (computing) Synonym of valikko (“menu”) (list from which the user may select an operation to be performed)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of menu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
menuni
menuni
accusative
nom.
menuni
menuni
gen.
menuni
genitive
menuni
menujeni
partitive
menuani
menujani
inessive
menussani
menuissani
elative
menustani
menuistani
illative
menuuni
menuihini
adessive
menullani
menuillani
ablative
menultani
menuiltani
allative
menulleni
menuilleni
essive
menunani
menuinani
translative
menukseni
menuikseni
abessive
menuttani
menuittani
instructive
comitative
—menuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
menusi
menusi
accusative
nom.
menusi
menusi
gen.
menusi
genitive
menusi
menujesi
partitive
menuasi
menujasi
inessive
menussasi
menuissasi
elative
menustasi
menuistasi
illative
menuusi
menuihisi
adessive
menullasi
menuillasi
ablative
menultasi
menuiltasi
allative
menullesi
menuillesi
essive
menunasi
menuinasi
translative
menuksesi
menuiksesi
abessive
menuttasi
menuittasi
instructive
comitative
—menuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
menumme
menumme
accusative
nom.
menumme
menumme
gen.
menumme
genitive
menumme
menujemme
partitive
menuamme
menujamme
inessive
menussamme
menuissamme
elative
menustamme
menuistamme
illative
menuumme
menuihimme
adessive
menullamme
menuillamme
ablative
menultamme
menuiltamme
allative
menullemme
menuillemme
essive
menunamme
menuinamme
translative
menuksemme
menuiksemme
abessive
menuttamme
menuittamme
instructive
comitative
—menuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
menunne
menunne
accusative
nom.
menunne
menunne
gen.
menunne
genitive
menunne
menujenne
partitive
menuanne
menujanne
inessive
menussanne
menuissanne
elative
menustanne
menuistanne
illative
menuunne
menuihinne
adessive
menullanne
menuillanne
ablative
menultanne
menuiltanne
allative
menullenne
menuillenne
essive
menunanne
menuinanne
translative
menuksenne
menuiksenne
abessive
menuttanne
menuittanne
instructive
comitative
—menuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
menunsa
menunsa
accusative
nom.
menunsa
menunsa
gen.
menunsa
genitive
menunsa
menujensa
partitive
menuaan menuansa
menujaan menujansa
inessive
menussaan menussansa
menuissaan menuissansa
elative
menustaan menustansa
menuistaan menuistansa
illative
menuunsa
menuihinsa
adessive
menullaan menullansa
menuillaan menuillansa
ablative
menultaan menultansa
menuiltaan menuiltansa
allative
menulleen menullensa
menuilleen menuillensa
essive
menunaan menunansa
menuinaan menuinansa
translative
menukseen menuksensa
menuikseen menuiksensa
abessive
menuttaan menuttansa
menuittaan menuittansa
instructive
comitative
—menuineen menuinensa :
Possessive forms of menu (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
menuni
menuni
accusative
nom.
menuni
menuni
gen.
menuni
genitive
menuni
menuideni menuitteni
partitive
menutani
menuitani
inessive
menussani
menuissani
elative
menustani
menuistani
illative
menuhyni menuhuni
menuihini
adessive
menullani
menuillani
ablative
menultani
menuiltani
allative
menulleni
menuilleni
essive
menunani
menuinani
translative
menukseni
menuikseni
abessive
menuttani
menuittani
instructive
comitative
—menuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
menusi
menusi
accusative
nom.
menusi
menusi
gen.
menusi
genitive
menusi
menuidesi menuittesi
partitive
menutasi
menuitasi
inessive
menussasi
menuissasi
elative
menustasi
menuistasi
illative
menuhysi menuhusi
menuihisi
adessive
menullasi
menuillasi
ablative
menultasi
menuiltasi
allative
menullesi
menuillesi
essive
menunasi
menuinasi
translative
menuksesi
menuiksesi
abessive
menuttasi
menuittasi
instructive
comitative
—menuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
menumme
menumme
accusative
nom.
menumme
menumme
gen.
menumme
genitive
menumme
menuidemme menuittemme
partitive
menutamme
menuitamme
inessive
menussamme
menuissamme
elative
menustamme
menuistamme
illative
menuhymme menuhumme
menuihimme
adessive
menullamme
menuillamme
ablative
menultamme
menuiltamme
allative
menullemme
menuillemme
essive
menunamme
menuinamme
translative
menuksemme
menuiksemme
abessive
menuttamme
menuittamme
instructive
comitative
—menuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
menunne
menunne
accusative
nom.
menunne
menunne
gen.
menunne
genitive
menunne
menuidenne menuittenne
partitive
menutanne
menuitanne
inessive
menussanne
menuissanne
elative
menustanne
menuistanne
illative
menuhynne menuhunne
menuihinne
adessive
menullanne
menuillanne
ablative
menultanne
menuiltanne
allative
menullenne
menuillenne
essive
menunanne
menuinanne
translative
menuksenne
menuiksenne
abessive
menuttanne
menuittanne
instructive
comitative
—menuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
menunsa
menunsa
accusative
nom.
menunsa
menunsa
gen.
menunsa
genitive
menunsa
menuidensa menuittensa
partitive
menutaan menutansa
menuitaan menuitansa
inessive
menussaan menussansa
menuissaan menuissansa
elative
menustaan menustansa
menuistaan menuistansa
illative
menuhynsa menuhunsa
menuihinsa
adessive
menullaan menullansa
menuillaan menuillansa
ablative
menultaan menultansa
menuiltaan menuiltansa
allative
menulleen menullensa
menuilleen menuillensa
essive
menunaan menunansa
menuinaan menuinansa
translative
menukseen menuksensa
menuikseen menuiksensa
abessive
menuttaan menuttansa
menuittaan menuittansa
instructive
comitative
—menuineen menuinensa :
Possessive forms of menu (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
menuni
menuni
accusative
nom.
menuni
menuni
gen.
menuni
genitive
menuni
menuideni menuitteni
partitive
menutäni
menuitäni
inessive
menussäni
menuissäni
elative
menustäni
menuistäni
illative
menuhyni menuhuni
menuihini
adessive
menulläni
menuilläni
ablative
menultäni
menuiltäni
allative
menulleni
menuilleni
essive
menunäni
menuinäni
translative
menukseni
menuikseni
abessive
menuttäni
menuittäni
instructive
comitative
—menuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
menusi
menusi
accusative
nom.
menusi
menusi
gen.
menusi
genitive
menusi
menuidesi menuittesi
partitive
menutäsi
menuitäsi
inessive
menussäsi
menuissäsi
elative
menustäsi
menuistäsi
illative
menuhysi menuhusi
menuihisi
adessive
menulläsi
menuilläsi
ablative
menultäsi
menuiltäsi
allative
menullesi
menuillesi
essive
menunäsi
menuinäsi
translative
menuksesi
menuiksesi
abessive
menuttäsi
menuittäsi
instructive
comitative
—menuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
menumme
menumme
accusative
nom.
menumme
menumme
gen.
menumme
genitive
menumme
menuidemme menuittemme
partitive
menutämme
menuitämme
inessive
menussämme
menuissämme
elative
menustämme
menuistämme
illative
menuhymme menuhumme
menuihimme
adessive
menullämme
menuillämme
ablative
menultämme
menuiltämme
allative
menullemme
menuillemme
essive
menunämme
menuinämme
translative
menuksemme
menuiksemme
abessive
menuttämme
menuittämme
instructive
comitative
—menuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
menunne
menunne
accusative
nom.
menunne
menunne
gen.
menunne
genitive
menunne
menuidenne menuittenne
partitive
menutänne
menuitänne
inessive
menussänne
menuissänne
elative
menustänne
menuistänne
illative
menuhynne menuhunne
menuihinne
adessive
menullänne
menuillänne
ablative
menultänne
menuiltänne
allative
menullenne
menuillenne
essive
menunänne
menuinänne
translative
menuksenne
menuiksenne
abessive
menuttänne
menuittänne
instructive
comitative
—menuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
menunsä
menunsä
accusative
nom.
menunsä
menunsä
gen.
menunsä
genitive
menunsä
menuidensä menuittensä
partitive
menutään menutänsä
menuitään menuitänsä
inessive
menussään menussänsä
menuissään menuissänsä
elative
menustään menustänsä
menuistään menuistänsä
illative
menuhynsä menuhunsä
menuihinsä
adessive
menullään menullänsä
menuillään menuillänsä
ablative
menultään menultänsä
menuiltään menuiltänsä
allative
menulleen menullensä
menuilleen menuillensä
essive
menunään menunänsä
menuinään menuinänsä
translative
menukseen menuksensä
menuikseen menuiksensä
abessive
menuttään menuttänsä
menuittään menuittänsä
instructive
comitative
—menuineen menuinensä :

#### Derived terms

* aamiaismenu
* illallismenu
* juhlamenu
* lounasmenu
* maistelumenu
* äyriäismenu

### Further reading

* “menu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* emun

## French
### Etymology

Inherited from Middle French menu, from Old French menu, from Latin minūtus (“minute, tiny”). Doublet of minute.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mə.ny/
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

menu (feminine menue, masculine plural menus, feminine plural menues)
* slim, small, fine
* minor, trifling

#### Derived terms

* les briser menues
* menuet
* menu fretin
* par le menu
* par le menu détail

### Noun

menu m (plural menus)
* detailed list
* menu; a set meal on a menu

#### Derived terms

* menu du jour
* menu gastronomique

#### Descendants

* → Albanian: meny
* → Persian: منو (menu)
* → Azerbaijani: menyu
* → Belarusian: меню (mjenju)
* → Bengali: মেনু (menu)
* → Bulgarian: меню (menju)
* → Burmese: မီနူး (minu:)
* → Catalan: menú
* → Crimean Tatar: menü
* → Czech: menu
* → Danish: menu
* → Dutch: menu
* → English: menu
** → Cebuano: menu
** → Gulf Arabic: منيو (minyu)
** → Japanese: メニュー
** → Thai: เมนู (mee-nuu)
** → Tok Pisin: menyu
* → Estonian: menüü
* → Finnish: menu
* → Georgian: მენიუ (meniu)
* → German: Menü
* → Greek: μενού (menoú)
* → Hindi: मेनू (menū)
* → Hungarian: menü
* → Indonesian: menu
* → Italian: menu
* → Japanese: メニュー (menyū)
* → Khmer: ម៉ឺនុយ (məɨnuy)
* → Korean: 메뉴 (menyu)
* → Kyrgyz: меню (menyu)
* → Lao: ເມນູ (mē nū)
* → Lithuanian: meniu
* → Macedonian: мени (meni)
* → Norwegian Bokmål: meny
* → Polish: menu
* → Portuguese: menu
* → Romanian: meniu
* → Russian: меню (menju)
** → Armenian: մենյու (menyu)
** → Azerbaijani: menyu
** →? Lithuanian: meniu
** → Yiddish: מעניו (menyu)
* → Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: мени
    Latin script: meni
* → Spanish: menú
* → Swedish: meny
* → Tajik: меню (menyu)
* → Turkish: menü
* → Turkmen: menýu
* → Ukrainian: меню́ (menjú)
* → Uzbek: menyu

### Further reading

* “menu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Italian
### Alternative forms

* menù

### Etymology

Borrowed from French menu. Doublet of minuto.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /meˈnu/$^*$
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -u

### Noun

menu m (invariable)
* menu

### Anagrams

* nume

## Lithuanian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [mʲɛˈn̪ʊ]

### Noun

menù
* instrumental singular of menas

### Verb

menù
* first-person singular present of miñti

## Middle French
### Etymology

From Old French menu.

### Adjective

menu m (feminine singular menue, masculine plural menus, feminine plural menues)
* small

#### Antonyms

* grand
* gross

#### Descendants

* French: menu (see there for further descendants)

## Old French
### Etymology

From Latin minūtus.

### Adjective

menu m (oblique and nominative feminine singular menue or menude)
* small
** 12th Century, Unknown, Raoul de Cambrai:Trenche la coife de son hauberc menuHe cut off the head of his small coat of armor

#### Descendants

* Middle French: menu
** French: menu (see there for further descendants)

### References

* Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX$^e$ au XV$^e$ siècle (1881) (menu)

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mɛˈɲi/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -i
* Syllabification: me‧nu

### Etymology 1

Unadapted borrowing from French menu. Doublet of minuta.

#### Noun

menu n (indeclinable)
* menu, bill of fare (details of the food to be served at a banquet)
* menu (printed list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

### Etymology 2

Unadapted borrowing from English menu.

#### Noun

menu n (indeclinable)
* (computing, video games) menu (list from which the user may select an operation to be performed)

### Further reading

* menu in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* menu in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from French menu. Doublet of miúdo and minuto.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /meˈnu/
* (Portugal) IPA: (normative) /mɨˈnu/, (common but considered incorrect) /mɛˈnu/
* Rhymes: -u
* Hyphenation: me‧nu

### Noun

menu m (plural menus)
* menu (printed list of dishes offered in a restaurant)
    Synonyms: cardápio, ementa
* (computing) menu (list from which the user may select an option)

### References

* ↑ “menu”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* ↑ “menu”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
* ↑ FLiP Dúvidas

## Serbo-Croatian
### Noun

menu (Cyrillic spelling мену)
* accusative singular of mena

## Slovak
### Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmenu]

#### Noun

menu f
* accusative singular of mena

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmenu]

#### Noun

menu n
* dative singular of meno

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from French menu.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmeny]

#### Noun

menu n (indeclinable)
* menu

#### Further reading

* “menu”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## West Frisian
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Noun

menu n (plural menu's, diminutive menuke)
* menu

#### Derived terms

* menukaart

#### Further reading

* “menu”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011