Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

restaurateur

/ˌɹɛst(ə)ɹəˈtɜː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables: restau-ra-teur
IPA: /ˌɹɛst(ə)ɹəˈtɜː/

12

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The owner of a restaurant.

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 Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātōremlbor. French -ateur French restaurateurbor. English restaurateur Borrowed from French restaurateur.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˌɹɛst(ə)ɹəˈtɜː/

Inflected Forms

restaurateurs (plural) restauranteur (alternative)

Derived Forms

restaurateurial restaurateuring

Frequently Paired Words

restaurateuse restauratrice

Synonyms

restauranter

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce restaurateur?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɹɛst(ə)ɹəˈtɜː/.
What does restaurateur mean?: The owner of a restaurant.
Where does restaurateur come from?: 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 Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātōremlbor. French -ateur French restaurateurbor. English restaurateur Borrowed from French restaurateur.

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