cafeteria
(noun) a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
• 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
4 April 2025
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