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Where does the phrase “table d’hôte” come from and What does table d’hôte mean?

July 2, 2020 by Karen Hill

Lifted directly from the French over three hundred years ago, table d’hôte literally means “the host’s table.”

The original sense was that of a common table set for the guests at a hotel or other eating place, but from this has come the more usual meaning today, which is the complete meal served at a hotel or restaurant.

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Karen Hill is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist. Born in New York, her work has appeared in the Examiner, Yahoo News, Buzzfeed, among others.

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