How to spell card

Card is spelled C-A-R-D.

hear itcard/kɑrd/nounSounds

What it means: A piece of thick paper sent on a special occasion.

In a sentence: I gave my friend a birthday card.

Same family: cards, cardboard, greeting card, menu, dish list. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: This sense of “card” comes from restaurant French, where “la carte” means a written list of dishes; that’s also where we get the phrase “à la carte.” Over time, English speakers began using “card” to refer not only to playing or greeting cards, but also to a printed menu in some dining contexts.

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