cafeteria

caf·e·te·ri·a

C0017600 (kăf′ĭ-tîr′ē-ə)n.1. A restaurant in which the customers are served at a counter and carry their meals on trays to tables.2. A dining area, as at a school or office building, where meals may be purchased or brought from home and eaten.

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[Spanish cafetería, coffee shop, cafeteria, from café, coffee, ultimately (via French, café, or Italian, caffè) from Ottoman Turkish qahve; see coffee.]

cafeteria

(ˌkæfɪˈtɪərɪə) na self-service restaurant[C20: from American Spanish: coffee shop]

caf•e•te•ri•a

(ˌkæf ɪˈtɪər i ə)

n., pl. -ri•as. 1. a restaurant in which patrons select food at a counter and carry it to tables. 2. a lunchroom, as for employees or students. [1830–40, Amer.; < American Spanish]

Thesaurus

Noun

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cafeteria - a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashierautomat - a cafeteria where food is served from machineseatery, eating house, eating place, restaurant - a building where people go to eat

Translations

自助餐厅

cafeteria

(kӕfəˈtiəriə) noun a self-service restaurant. This department store has a cafeteria. 自助餐廳 自助餐厅

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