cafeteria
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cafeteria
- /ˌka.fə.ˈtɪə̯.ɹi.ə/ UK
- /ˌkæ.fə.ˈtɪ(ə).ɹi.ə/ US
Rhymes with -ɪɹiə, -ɪəɹiə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Mexican 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.
noun cafeterias · caféteria · cafétéria · cafeterie
- A restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat.
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A dining area in an institution where meals may be purchased (as above), provided, or brought in from elsewhere.
Similar: canteen
Similar: lunchroom
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: restaurant, lunchroom, canteen, lunchbox, café, cantina, buffet, diner, catering, cafe, coffee, cha, tea, footlocker, cooler, commissary
noun
Similar: lunchroom
Translations
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noun restaurant
| Español | cafetería, cantina, comedor |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 식당 sikdang, 카페테리아 kapeteria |
| 日本語 | 食堂 shokudō, カフェテリア kafeteria |
| 中文 | 食堂 shítáng, 餐廳 /餐厅 cāntīng |
| हिन्दी | कैंटीन kaiṇṭīn, कैफ़ेटेरिया kaifeṭeriyā, काफ़ीघर kāfīghar |
| Kiswahili | mikahawa |
| Português | cafeteria, cantina |
| Français | cafétéria, cafèt’, cantine |
| Deutsch | Cafeteria, Kantine |
| Italiano | caffetteria, mensa |
| Ελληνικά | καφετέρια kafetéria, καντίνα kantína, τραπεζαρία trapezaría |
| Română | cofetărie, cantină |
| Русский | кафете́рий kafetɛ́rij, столо́вая stolóvaja, заку́сочная zakúsočnaja, буфе́т bufét |
| العربية | مَقْصَف maqṣaf, كَافِتِيرِيَا kāfetēriyā |
| עברית | מִזְנוֹן miznón, קָפִיטֶרְיָה kafitérya, קַנְטִינָה kantína |
noun dining area
| Español | comedor, cantina, casino |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 식당 sikdang, 구내식당 gunaesikdang, 카페테리아 kapeteria |
| 日本語 | 食堂 shokudō, カフェテリア kafeteria, 学食 gakushoku |
| 中文 | 食堂 shítáng, 餐廳 /餐厅 cāntīng, 館子 /馆子 guǎnzi |
| Kiswahili | mikahawa |
| Português | refeitório, cantina |
| Français | caféteria, cantine, réfectoire |
| Deutsch | Kantine, Mensa |
| Italiano | mensa |
| Ελληνικά | καφετέρια kafetéria |
| Русский | столо́вая stolóvaja |
| Tiếng Việt | nhà ăn, căng tin, căn tin |
| עברית | חדר אוכל khéder ókhel, קָפִיטֶרְיָה kafitéria |
Talk about this word "cafeteria." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cafeteria. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cafeteria. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cafeteria "cafeteria." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cafeteria.Cite this
@misc{cafeteria_2026,
title = {cafeteria},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cafeteria},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
