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eatery en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈiːtəɹi/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English eat Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English eatery From eat + -ery.

Meanings

  1. (informal) A restaurant or café; a place to purchase and eat food.
    • Above the concourse, the underneath of the platforms has been clad with attractive wood panelling, while the columns holding them up are surrounded with seating - for use by passengers biding their time waiting for their trains, or who have used one of the 70-or-so eateries or shops that form part of the retail developments at the station. 2022 January 12, Paul Bigland, “Fab Four: the nation's finest stations: London Bridge”, in RAIL, number 948, page 31:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
eaterie alternative lexicographic
eateries Number=Plur lexicographic
eateria alternative, rare lexicographic

Coordinates

luncheonette

Deriveds

streatery

Hypernyms

eating establishment

Synonyms

cookshack · hashery · hotel · luncheonette · cafeteria · buffet · cookhouse · caff · diner · eatery · canteen · automat · beanery · lunchroom · dining hall · restaurant · noshery

Translations (52)

mn зуушны газар (a restaurant or café) · be заку́сачная (a restaurant or café) · vi hàng ăn (a restaurant or café) · ru столо́вка (a restaurant or café) · ru кафете́рий (a restaurant or café) · eo manĝejo (a restaurant or café) · el καφεστιατόριο (a restaurant or café) · ja 料理店 (a restaurant or café) · ka რესტორანი (a restaurant or café) · ru заку́сочная (a restaurant or café) · yi עסלאָקאַל (a restaurant or café) · ms kedai makan (a restaurant or café) · uk їда́льня (a restaurant or café) · mn гуанз (a restaurant or café) · es restaurante (a restaurant or café) · be стра́ўня (a restaurant or café) · be харчэ́ўня (a restaurant or café) · ru забега́ловка (a restaurant or café) · es restorán (a restaurant or café) · cmn 館子 /馆子 (a restaurant or café) · la gānea (a restaurant or café) · la popīna (a restaurant or café) · fi ruokapaikka (a restaurant or café) · vi quán ăn (a restaurant or café) · id warung makan (a restaurant or café) · uk харчі́вня (a restaurant or café) · cmn 小飯館 /小饭馆 (a restaurant or café) · de Esslokal (a restaurant or café) · lv ēstuve (a restaurant or café) · gl restaurante (a restaurant or café) · ru столо́вая (a restaurant or café) · cmn 小餐館 /小餐馆 (a restaurant or café) · id kedai makan (a restaurant or café) · el φαγάδικο (a restaurant or café) · dng гуанзы (a restaurant or café) · be стало́вая (a restaurant or café) · yi עסערײַ (a restaurant or café) · es comedor (a restaurant or café) · fr resto (a restaurant or café) · be харчо́ўня (a restaurant or café) · nl eetcafé (a restaurant or café) · pl knajpa (a restaurant or café) · pt lanchonete (a restaurant or café) · ka დუქანი (a restaurant or café) · ms medan selera (a restaurant or café) · ko 음식점 (a restaurant or café) · tl kainan (a restaurant or café) · ja 食堂 (a restaurant or café) · id rumah makan (a restaurant or café) · uk пере́кусна (a restaurant or café) · ru харче́вня (a restaurant or café) · nl eterij (a restaurant or café)