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resto en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈɹɛstəʊ/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Clipping of restaurant + -o (a colloquializing suffix).

Meanings

1. (informal) A restaurant.
   • For instance, nine out of 10 restos in Toronto may offer Caesar salad, but "it's still about how you make it. 2009 January 14, “Drake expands comfort zone”, in Toronto Star:

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Deriveds

bar-resto

resto en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈɹɛstəʊ/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Clipping of restoration + -o (colloquializing suffix).

Meanings

1. (informal) A restoration (of an old car or building, etc.).

Forms