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cafeteria

[ kaf-i-teer-ee-uh ]

noun

  1. a restaurant in which patrons wait on themselves, carrying their food to tables from counters where it is displayed and served.
  2. a lunchroom or dining hall, as in a factory, office, or school, where food is served from counters or dispensed from vending machines or where food brought from home may be eaten.


cafeteria

/ ˌkæfɪˈtɪərɪə /

noun

  1. a self-service restaurant
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cafeteria1

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40; from Latin American Spanish cafetería “café,” Spanish cafeter(a) “coffeemaker,” from French caf(f)etière (equivalent to café + etière feminine of -ier ); t apparently by analogy with words such as bouquetière “flower seller,” from bases ending in t ) + -ía; coffee, -ier 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cafeteria1

C20: from American Spanish: coffee shop
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Example Sentences

Their members include transit workers, police, mechanics, court employees, prison guards and cafeteria workers.

In his first season, which ended with an MLS playoff appearance, players raved about his attention to even the smallest details, which included how well they bused their tables in the team cafeteria.

The day before their school holiday break, Kubinec asked if he could take the tree from the cafeteria so his family could have one, then carried it home.

We have the cafeteria workers’ backs — everybody who works for us and works with us and all the kids and their families.

After struggling to get paid during the holidays, workers in Nevada occupied the cafeteria and refused to work.

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