mensa

Meaning

1. (feminine) refectory
2. (feminine) a meal, food on the table
3. (feminine) a table
4. (feminine, uncommon) a Christian altar

Concepts

canteen

dining hall

cafeteria

refectory

catering

dining-table

Table Mountain

school meal

subsidised meal

able

dinner-table

board

meal

mess

restaurant

Synonyms

tavola calda

refettorio

pasto

quadrato

ristorante

buono pasto

caffetteria

mensa scolastica

mensa universitaria

caffeteria

refezione scolastica

cucina

Translations

cantine

cantina

cantina

comedor

refeitório

Kantine

réfectoire

Mensa

kantine

refectori

Speisesaal

table

τραπεζαρία

Hyphenated as

mèn‧sa

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɛn.sa/

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Latin mēnsa (“table”), although some sources disagree.