refectory

Meaning

A dining hall, especially in an institution such as a college or monastery.

Synonyms

dining room

restaurant

dining hall

cafeteria

dining-room

canteen

luncheonette

rathskeller

mess-hall

frater

mess hall

misericord

refreshment room

soda fountain

Translations

refettorio

réfectoire

eetzaal

Speisesaal

refectorio

Refektorium

comedor

τραπεζαρία

αναψυκτήριο

refter

Mensa

Speiseraum

refectori

refectorium

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈfɛkt(ə)ɹi/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: refectori

In summary

Via Middle English refectori from Late Latin refectorium, from Latin reficere (“to remake, to rebuild”).