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- [kahrt; French kart]
- /kɑrt; French kart/
- /kɑːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kahrt; French kart]
- /kɑrt; French kart/
Definitions of carte word
- noun carte ˈRichard D'Oyly (ˈdɔɪli ) ; doiˈlē) 1844-1901; Eng. producer of Gilbert & Sullivan operas 3
- noun plural carte (italics) French. menu; bill of fare. Compare à la carte. 1
- noun plural carte a playing card. 1
- noun plural carte Archaic. a map or chart. 1
- noun carte Richard d'Oyly [doi-lee] /ˈdɔɪ li/ (Show IPA), D'Oyly Carte, Richard. 1
- noun carte A bill of fare; a menu. 1
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Origin of carte
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
before 1150; Middle English, Old English: writing paper, document, letter < Latin charta < Greek chártēs sheet of papyrus
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Parts of speech for Carte
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
carte popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
carte usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for carte
noun carte
- food — any nourishing substance that is eaten, drunk, or otherwise taken into the body to sustain life, provide energy, promote growth, etc.
- cuisine — The cuisine of a country or district is the style of cooking that is characteristic of that place.
- card — A card is a piece of stiff paper or thin cardboard on which something is written or printed.
- table — an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports: a kitchen table; an operating table; a pool table.
- spread — to draw, stretch, or open out, especially over a flat surface, as something rolled or folded (often followed by out).
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