restaurant

CEFRA1

/ˈɹɛst(ə)ɹɒnt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A place where people pay to eat meals.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    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.

Examples

  • I'm a regular at a restaurant in this neighborhood. Let's have lunch there today.

  • We're going to try this Italian restaurant that just opened.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈrɛs.ʈrɒ̃/
  • /ˈrɛsˌʈɔ.rᵻnʈ/

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In context

  • I found that restaurant by accident.

  • That Italian restaurant serves some of the best food I've ever had in my life.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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Origin

noun

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.