card and menu share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. card means “one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes”. menu means “a list of dishes available at a restaurant”. card is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈkɑɹd/
1.n.one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
“he collected cards and traded them with the other boys”
2.n.a card certifying the identity of the bearer
“he had to show his card to get in”
3.n.a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures)
“they sent us a card from Miami”
/ˈmɛnju/
1.n.a list of dishes available at a restaurant
“the menu was in French”
2.n.the dishes making up a meal
3.n.(computer science) a list of options available to a computer user
| card | menu | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɑɹd/ | /ˈmɛnju/ |
| Said | kahrd | MEH-nyoo |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Letters | 4 | 4 |
| Parts of speech | noun, verb | noun |
| Senses | 13 | 4 |
| How common | Core | Common |
| Synonyms | none recorded | bill of fare, card, carte du jour |
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