restaurant
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restaurant
- /ˈɹɛs.t(ə.)ɹɒnt/ UK
- /ˈɹɛs.t(ə.)ɹɒ̃/ UK
- /ˈɹɛst.(ə.)ɹənt/ UK
- /ˈɹɛs.t(əˌ)ɹɑnt/ US
- /ˈɹɛs.t(ə.)ɹənt/ US
Rhymes with -ɛstəɹɒnt, -ɛstɹɒnt, -ɛstəɹɒ̃, -ɛstɹɒ̃, -ɛstəɹənt, -ɛstɹənt
Where it comes from
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.
noun restaurants · resto
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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.
That Italian restaurant serves some of the best food I've ever had in my life.
Similar: automat, beanery, buffet, cafeteria, caff, canteen, cookhouse, cookshack, diner, dining hall, eatery, hashery
Opposite: carryout, fast food restaurant, takeaway, takeout
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: eating house, eating place, cafeteria, lunchroom, lunch, dinner, meal, dining, café, cantina, bistro, diner, cafe, culinary, deli, dining-room
noun
Opposite: carryout, fast food restaurant, takeaway, takeout
Translations
Every language
noun an eating establishment in which diners are served food
| Español | restaurante, restorán |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 식당 sikdang, 레스토랑 reseutorang, 음식점 eumsikjeom |
| 日本語 | レストラン resutoran, 食堂 shokudō, 料理屋 ryōriya, 料理店 ryōriten |
| 中文 | 餐廳 /餐厅 cāntīng, 餐館 /餐馆 cānguǎn, 飯店 /饭店 fàndiàn, 飯館 /饭馆 fànguǎn |
| हिन्दी | भोजनालय bhojnālay, रेस्तरां restarā̃, रेस्टोरेन्ट resṭorenṭ, रेस्तोरां restorā̃, होटल hoṭal |
| Kiswahili | mkahawa |
| Português | restaurante |
| Français | restaurant |
| Deutsch | Restaurant, Gaststätte |
| Italiano | ristorante |
| Ελληνικά | εστιατόριο estiatório |
| Română | restaurant |
| Русский | рестора́н restorán |
| Tiếng Việt | quán ăn, tiệm ăn, nhà hàng, quán, hàng |
| العربية | مَطْعَم maṭʕam |
| עברית | מִסְעָדָה mis'adá |
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