Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cafetorium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cafe-to-ri-um
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large room, usually in a school, used as both a cafeteria and an auditorium.

Example Sentences

"There is another combination which is regarded favorably, particularly where economy of space is a necessity. This is the combined cafeteria-auditorium unit and is often called a cafetorium or an auditeria."
"Then Mitchell reminded his mother that they both needed money to pay for their lunches, which meant a search for the exact change to pay for two lunches so they would not slow up the line in the cafetorium."

Etymology

Blend of cafeteria + auditorium. First attested in the around 1950.

Origin

First known use: First attested in the around 1950

Inflected Forms

cafetoriums (plural) cafetoria (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

auditeria gymnatorium

Questions

What does cafetorium mean?: A large room, usually in a school, used as both a cafeteria and an auditorium.
Where does cafetorium come from?: First known use: First attested in the around 1950.

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