CAFETERIA

cafeteria

(noun) a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cafeteria (plural cafeterias)

A restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat

A dining area in an institution where meals may be purchased (as above), provided, or brought in from elsewhere

Synonyms

• lunchroom

• (dining area in an institution): canteen

Source: Wiktionary


Caf`e*te"ri*a, n. [Cf. F. cafetière.]

Definition: A restaurant or café at which the patrons serve themselves with food kept at a counter, taking the food to small tables to eat. [U. S.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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