carte

¹

[ kahrt; French kart ]

noun

, plural cartes [kahrts, k, a, r, t].

1. (italics) French. menu; bill of fare. Compare à la carte.
2. a playing card.
3. Archaic. a map or chart.

Carte

²

[ kahrt ]

noun

1. Richard d'Oy·ly [doi, -lee]. D'Oyly Carte, Richard.

carte

¹

/ kɑːt /

noun

1. a variant spelling of quarte

Carte

²

/ kɑːt /

noun

1. See D'Oyly Carte

Word History and Origins

Origin of carte¹

before 1150; Middle English, Old English: writing paper, document, letter < Latin charta < Greek chártēs sheet of papyrus

Example Sentences

“This feels like an a la carte menu,” said one.

From Los Angeles Times

The plaintiffs say that instead of making fans pay for access to every game, the league should have provided a la carte options so subscribers could zero in on a specific team or game.

From Los Angeles Times

“One African leader said to me: 'We get tired of a Chinese buffet, we'd like to go a la carte, we want choice,' ” he says.

From BBC

But none of these measures give you carte blanche to look at whatever you want at night, Strauss said.

From Seattle Times

“Nor can we sanction his apparent contention that the Executive has carte blanche to violate the rights of individual citizens to vote and have their votes cast.”

From Salon

Related Words

• card
• cuisine
• food
• table