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Restaurant Meal Italian Local Noun Bre ˈrestrɒnt ˈrestrɑːnt

Word restaurant
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈrestrɒnt / NAmE / ˈrestrɑːnt /
Example
  • an italian restaurant
  • we had a meal in a restaurant.
  • we went out to a restaurant to celebrate.
  • a restaurant owner
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restaurant

(noun)BrE / ˈrestrɒnt / NAmE / ˈrestrɑːnt /
  1. a place where you can buy and eat a meal
    • compare cafe
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/cafe
    • an Italian restaurant
    • We had a meal in a restaurant.
    • We went out to a restaurant to celebrate.
    • a restaurant owner
    • a self-service restaurant

    Extra Examples

    • If you’re too tired to cook, let’s go to a restaurant.
    • It operates 79 restaurants in 26 states.
    • Restaurant workers are often badly paid.
    • She decided to open her own restaurant.
    • She eats at the hotel restaurant when she travels on business.
    • She frequented the restaurant on almost a weekly basis.
    • She runs a family fish restaurant on the seafront.
    • The hotel restaurant serves a buffet breakfast.
    • They argued the whole time we were at the restaurant.
    • They walked out of the restaurant without paying.
    • We don’t do a lot of restaurant dining.
    • We had a quick meal in a small local restaurant.
    • We would recommend this restaurant to anyone.
    • We’re going to try this Italian restaurant that just opened.
    • a little restaurant I know in Paris
    • a restaurant offering a wide variety of local specialities
    • an Asian restaurant specializing in Thai cuisine
    • hygiene standards in the restaurant industry
    • some of the hottest restaurants in New York
    • the country’s most successful chain restaurants
    • the few local shops and restaurants catering to summer visitors
    • the increasing cost of restaurant meals

    Word Origin

    • early 19th cent.: from French, from restaurer ‘provide food for’ (literally ‘restore to a former state’).
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