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restaurant

Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛst(ə)ɹɒnt/

The English word “restaurant” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. 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.

Etymology

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.

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