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cafeteria en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌka.fə.ˈtɪə̯.ɹi.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌkæ.fə.ˈtɪ(ə).ɹi.ə/ (General-American)

Etymology

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish cafetería (“coffeehouse”), from cafetera (“coffee maker”), from French cafetière, from café, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve) (Turkish kahve), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa, “coffee”). Doublet of cafetière.

Meanings

1. (Canada, US) A restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat.
2. (Canada, US) A dining area in an institution where meals may be purchased (as above), provided, or brought in from elsewhere.

Forms

Deriveds

groceteria · cafeteria truck · buffeteria · cafeteria Catholic · cafeteria bowling · cafeteria wagon · cafeteria-style · auditeria · cafeteria plan · cafeterial · luncheteria · booketeria · cafeteria Catholicism · cafeteria Christian · cafeteria Christianity

Relateds

café · caff · drugeteria · caf · cafetorium · cafe · washeteria

Synonyms

canteen (dining area in an institution) · lunchroom

Translations (220)

sk kantína (dining area) · be яда́льня (dining area) · az kafeteriya (dining area) · vi nhà ăn (dining area) · bg столо́ва (restaurant) · nn kafeteria (restaurant) · mk кантина (dining area) · de Kantine (restaurant) · ja カフェテリア (dining area) · ur کَیفےٹیرِیا (restaurant) · uz yemakxona (restaurant) · nb kafeteria (restaurant) · fi kafeteria (restaurant) · hu büfé (dining area) · be стало́вая (dining area) · sh канти́на (restaurant) · tk mytara (dining area) · he קָפִיטֶרְיָה (dining area) · tr kantin (restaurant) · fi ruokala (dining area) · tr kafeterya (restaurant) · et kafeteeria (restaurant) · uz ovqatxona (dining area) · es cafetería (restaurant) · yue 飯堂 /饭堂 (restaurant) · ru столо́вая (restaurant) · nl cafetaria (dining area) · ky кафетерий (dining area) · mk менза (dining area) · da frokoststue (dining area) · fr caféteria (dining area) · yi סטאָלאָווע (restaurant) · ro cantină (restaurant) · es cantina (dining area) · io kantino (restaurant) · uz ovqatxona (restaurant) · cs menza (restaurant) · lv kafetērija (restaurant) · hu önkiszolgáló étterem/étkezde (restaurant) · de Mensa (dining area) · cmn 館子 /馆子 (dining area) · ro cofetărie (restaurant) · ko 카페테리아 (dining area) · uz yemakxona (dining area) · pl kafeteria (restaurant) · tr yemekhane (restaurant) · cs jídelna (dining area) · kk асхана (restaurant) · ar كَافِتِيرِيَا (restaurant) · ug ئاشخانا (restaurant) · az kafeteriya (restaurant) · da kantine (dining area) · pt refeitório (dining area) · ru буфе́т (restaurant) · cv столовӑй (restaurant) · ru заку́сочная (restaurant) · fr cafétéria (restaurant) · cmn 食堂 (restaurant) · ja 食堂 (dining area) · th โรงอาหาร (restaurant) · it mensa (dining area) · uz kafeterya (restaurant) · hu bisztró (restaurant) · ca cafeteria (restaurant) · ky столовая (dining area) · pl stołówka (dining area) · hu kantin (restaurant) · ja 食堂 (restaurant) · pt cantina (restaurant) · sv lunchservering (restaurant) · sv lunchrestaurang (restaurant) · fr réfectoire (dining area) · uz kafeteriy (dining area) · fa-ira کافِهتِرْیا (restaurant) · es cantina (restaurant) · sl menza (dining area) · eu kantina (restaurant) · kk дәмхана (dining area) · ru кафете́рий (restaurant) · az bufet (restaurant) · ko 카페테리아 (restaurant) · la cafeteria (restaurant) · cs bufet (restaurant) · cmn 餐廳 /餐厅 (restaurant) · tr aşhane (dining area) · sv kantin (dining area) · ja カフェテリア (restaurant) · alt ашкана (restaurant) · fi kahvio (restaurant) · ms kafeteria (restaurant) · pt cantina (dining area) · ms kafeteria (dining area) · vi căn tin (dining area) · tr kafeterya (dining area) · ko 식당 (restaurant) · da cafeteria (dining area) · yi קאַנטינע (restaurant) · sl menza (restaurant) · nn kafeteria (dining area) · sv kafeteria (restaurant) · fr cantine (restaurant) · da cafeteria (restaurant) · yi סטאָלאָווקע (restaurant) · sh kantína (dining area) · sq mensë (restaurant) · sv servering (restaurant) · uz oshxona (restaurant) · hi कैंटीन (restaurant) · ko 식당 (dining area) · sv matsal (dining area) · el τραπεζαρία (restaurant) · eo manĝejo (dining area) · uk кафете́рій (restaurant) · sk kantína (restaurant) · km អាហារដ្ឋាន (dining area) · tg ошхона (dining area) · cs kantýna (dining area) · de Cafeteria (restaurant) · pt cafeteria (restaurant) · az aşxana (restaurant) · ky ашкана (dining area) · lo ໂຮງອາຫານ (restaurant) · sk jedáleň (dining area) · uz oshxona (dining area) · it mensa (restaurant) · uk кафете́рій (dining area) · lv kafetērija (dining area) · sv kafé (restaurant) · cmn 食堂 (dining area) · de Kantine (dining area) · be кафэтэ́рый (restaurant) · fi kanttiini (dining area) · be стало́ўка (dining area) · el καφετέρια (dining area) · fi kafeteria (dining area) · tk aşhana (dining area) · et söökla (restaurant) · sq menxë (restaurant) · es comedor (dining area) · tk mytara (restaurant) · az yeməkxana (dining area) · mk кантина (restaurant) · mk кафетерија (restaurant) · lv ēdnīca (restaurant) · hu étkezde (restaurant) · nl cafetaria (restaurant) · ka სასადილო (restaurant) · el καντίνα (restaurant) · nl kantine (restaurant) · bg столо́ва (dining area) · hy ճաշարան (dining area) · sw mikahawa (restaurant) · ky ашкана (restaurant) · lt valgykla (dining area) · hu menza (restaurant) · mn цайны газар (restaurant) · et kantiin (restaurant) · be стра́ўня (dining area) · sh mȅnza (dining area) · cs jídelna (restaurant) · sh ме̏нза (dining area) · lt valgykla (restaurant) · be стра́ўня (restaurant) · be кафетэ́рый (dining area) · et söökla (dining area) · sv lunchrum (dining area) · uk їда́льня (restaurant) · es comedor (restaurant) · uk їда́льня (dining area) · hy ճաշարան (restaurant) · vi căng tin (dining area) · sv fik (restaurant) · grc φιδίτιον (restaurant) · sv fik (dining area) · lv ēdnīca (dining area) · kk асхана (dining area) · et kafeteeria (dining area) · mi kāmuri (restaurant) · fr cantine (dining area) · eu jantegi (restaurant) · sh канти́на (dining area) · ja 学食 (dining area) · el καφετέρια (restaurant) · he קַנְטִינָה (restaurant) · tg ошхона (restaurant) · tr kantin (dining area) · fr cafèt’ (restaurant) · az yeməkxana (restaurant) · da spisesal (dining area) · ar مَقْصَف (restaurant) · mn гуанз (dining area) · he מִזְנוֹן (restaurant) · to fale kai (restaurant) · be кафэтэ́рый (dining area) · be стало́ўня (dining area) · sw mikahawa (dining area) · ko 구내식당 (dining area) · hu étkező (dining area) · nb kafeteria (dining area) · yue 餐廳 /餐厅 (restaurant) · sv matbespisning (dining area) · it caffetteria (restaurant) · az aşxana (dining area) · th โรงอาหาร (dining area) · hi काफ़ीघर (restaurant) · sk jedáleň (restaurant) · ru столо́вая (dining area) · sh кафетѐрија (restaurant) · yi קאַפֿעטעריע (restaurant) · sh kafetèrija (restaurant) · cmn 餐廳 /餐厅 (dining area) · he חדר אוכל (dining area) · es casino (dining area) · sh kantína (restaurant) · fa-ira کافِهتِرْیا (dining area) · he קָפִיטֶרְיָה (restaurant) · hi कैफ़ेटेरिया (restaurant) · pl stołówka (restaurant) · ky столовая (restaurant) · ba ашхана (restaurant)