Speakur

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restaurant

/ˈɹɛst(ə)ˌɹɑnt/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.68 in modern English

Syllables
res-tau-rant
IPA
/ˈɹɛst(ə)ˌɹɑnt/
10
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *sth₂u-ro-der. Proto-Italic *stauros Latin *staurō Latin restaurārebor. Old French restorer French restaurer French restaurantbor. English restaurant 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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: restaurant, restaurans

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɹɛst(ə)ˌɹɑnt/
  • British English: /ˈɹɛst(ə)ɹɒnt/

Inflected Forms

restaurants (plural) resto (alternative)

Derived Forms

barstaurant breastaurant bustaurant clubstaurant grocerant HORECA impresstaurant multirestaurant nonrestaurant restauranteer restauranteur restaurantgoer

Phrases

Chinese restaurant process Chinese restaurant syndrome drive-in restaurant drive-through restaurant family restaurant ghost restaurant one-arm restaurant overhead bridge restaurant

Frequently Paired Words

restaurateur bar cook chef drive-in fast food grill menu

Synonyms

automat beanery buffet cafeteria caff canteen cookhouse cookshack diner dining hall eatery hashery

Antonyms

carryout fast food restaurant takeaway takeout

Questions

How do you pronounce restaurant?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɛst(ə)ˌɹɑnt/.
What does restaurant mean?
An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter.
Where does restaurant come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce restaurant

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