table d'hote vs carte

table d'hote and carte both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
table d'hote	Yes	Yes	No	No
carte	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, carte is a hypernym of table d'hote; that is, carte is a word with a broader meaning than table d'hote:

table d'hote: a menu offering a complete meal with limited choices at a fixed price
carte: a list of dishes available at a restaurant

Other hypernyms of table d'hote include bill of fare, card, carte du jour, menu.

table d'hote (noun)	carte (noun)
a menu offering a complete meal with limited choices at a fixed price	a list of dishes available at a restaurant

table d'hote (adjective)	carte (adjective)
(of a restaurant meal) complete but with limited choices and at a fixed price