I. ˈme(ˌ)nyü also ˈmā(- sometimes -nü noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from menu, adjective, small, slender, detailed, from Latin minutus small — more at minute (adjective)
1.
a.
(1) or menu card : bill of fare
reading the menus outside cafés — Elizabeth Taylor
(2) : diet , regimen
menus can be made up which will include a variety of foods — H.R.Litchfield & L.H.Dembo
b. : the dishes served at a meal or the meal itself
serves an excellent menu
the present trend is toward shorter menus — Fannie M. Farmer
c. : the range or variety of food consumed
improves his menu with bass and bream caught within sight of his kitchen — Jackson Rivers
the menu of the rough-legged hawk — D.C.Peattie
2. : a program of music, drama, or other entertainment or recreation
the menu was routine, the playing ditto — Virgil Thomson
mastering the style of the varied menu which the … company presents — Henry Hewes
yachting is included in the summer fun menu — Springfield (Massachusetts) Daily News
II. noun
1. : a list or assortment of offerings
a menu of television programs
2. : a list shown on the display of a computer from which a user can select the operation the computer is to perform