restaurant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɛst(ə)ɹɒnt/ /ˈɹɛst(ə)ɹɒ̃/ /ˈɹɛst(ə)ɹənt/ En-uk-a restaurant.ogg /ˈɹɛst(ə)ˌɹɑnt/ /ˈrɛsˌʈɔ.rᵻnʈ/ /ˈrɛs.ʈ(ə.)rɔnʈ/ /ˈrɛs.ʈrɒ̃/

Word forms

restaurant restaurants resto

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin restaurārebor. Old French restorer French restaurer French restaurantbor. English restaurant Borrowed from French restaurant, present participle of the verb restaurer, corresponding to Latin restaurans, restaurantis, present participle of restauro (“to restore”), from the name of the 'restorative' soup served in the first establishments.

Synonyms

automat beanery buffet cafeteria caff canteen cookhouse cookshack diner dining hall eatery hashery hotel luncheonette lunchroom noshery restaurant

Antonyms

carryout fast food restaurant takeaway takeout

Related words

restaurateur bar cook chef drive-in fast food grill menu slow food waiter waitress waitron all-you-can-eat chuck wagon could I see the menu please front of house lady who lunches the bill café pub

Derived words

barstaurant breastaurant bustaurant Chinese restaurant process Chinese restaurant syndrome clubstaurant family restaurant ghost restaurant grocerant HORECA impresstaurant multirestaurant nonrestaurant one-arm restaurant overhead bridge restaurant overhead restaurant restaurant car restauranteer restauranteur restaurantgoer restaurant-goer restaurantish restaurantland restaurantware restauranty restaurateur resto restobar restopub tiki restaurant

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