English > eating place: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | A building where people go to eat. |
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| Synonyms | restaurant, eating house, eatery |
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| Member of | restaurant chain | A chain of restaurants |
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| Narrower | bistro | A small informal / informal restaurant |
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| brasserie | A small restaurant serving beer and wine as well as food |
| brewpub | A combination brewery and restaurant |
| cafe, coffeehouse, coffee shop, coffee bar | A small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold |
| cafeteria | A restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier |
| canteen | restaurant in a factory |
| canteen, mobile canteen | A restaurant outside |
| diner | A restaurant that resembles a dining car |
| greasy spoon | A small restaurant specializing in short-order fried foods |
| grillroom, grill | A restaurant where food is cooked on a grill |
| hash house | An inexpensive restaurant |
| lunchroom | A restaurant (in a facility) where lunch can be purchased |
| rotisserie | A restaurant that specializes in roasted and barbecued meats |
| steakhouse, chophouse | A restaurant that specializes in steaks |
| teashop, teahouse, tearoom, tea parlor, tea parlour | A restaurant where tea and light meals are available |
| Broader | building, edifice | A structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place |
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| Spanish | comedor, restaurante, restorán |
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| Catalan | restaurant |
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