cafeteria
Meaning
- (Canada, US) A restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat.
- (Canada, US) A dining area in an institution where meals may be purchased (as above), provided, or brought in from elsewhere.
Synonyms
eating place
lunch counter
cafeteria facility
foodhall
Translations
cafétéria
cafetería
Cafeteria
καφετέρια
cantina
caffetteria
kantine
مقهى
cafeteriaFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌkafəˈtɪəɹi.ə/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from Spanish cafetería (“coffeehouse”), from cafetera (“coffee maker”), from French cafetière, from café, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve) (Turkish kahve), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa, “coffee”). Doublet of cafetière.
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