Cafeteria Meaning
/ˌkafəˈtɪə̯.ɹi.ə/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat.
nounA dining area in an institution where meals may be purchased (as above), provided, or brought in from elsewhere.
Sentence Examples
I am tired of eating at the school cafeteria.
The buffet or the cafeteria is in Car 9.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The students complained about the food in the school ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The students eat their lunch in the school ____ every single day.
Word Origin & History
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.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The students complained about the food in the school ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The students eat their lunch in the school ____ every single day.