cafeteria

CEFRA2

/ˌkafəˈtɪə̯.ɹi.ə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A place where people choose food and carry it to a table.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • I am tired of eating at the school cafeteria.

  • The buffet or the cafeteria is in Car 9.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˌkæfəˈtɪ(ə)ɹi.ə/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

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

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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.