restaurant

A1 Topic:Shopping & Services

US /ˈɹɛst(ə)ˌɹɑnt/ UK /ˈɹɛst(ə)ɹɒnt/ See IPA manual

noun Freq #1418

Meanings

1

noun
A place where you can buy and eat meals, usually served at your table.

That Italian restaurant serves some of the best food I've ever had.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a place where you can buy... diner eatery cafeteria canteen

Opposites

carryouttakeawaytakeout

Word family

Forms restaurants

Common collocations

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.

restaurant French restaurans Latin

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Topics

Shopping & Services Food & Drink

# restaurant

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈɹɛst(ə)ˌɹɑnt
**IPA (UK):** ˈɹɛst(ə)ɹɒnt
**Frequency rank:** 1418

## Meanings
1. A place where you can buy and eat meals, usually served at your table.

## Examples
- That Italian restaurant serves some of the best food I've ever had.

## Antonyms
- carryout
- takeaway
- takeout

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: restaurant
- Root: restaurans

## 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.

## AI Etymology
Restaurant is 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. Modern senses include a place where you can buy and eat meals, usually served at your table..

## Topics
- Shopping & Services
- Food & Drink

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