Definition of RESTAURANT

restaurant

Meanings

Plural: restaurants

Noun

  • a building where people go to eat
  • 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.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French restaurant, present participle of the verb restaurer, corresponding to Latin restaurans, restaurantis, present participle of restauro (“I restore”), from the name of the 'restorative' soup served in the first establishments.

Synonyms

automat, beanery, buffet, cafeteria, caff, canteen, cookhouse, cookshack, diner, dining hall, eatery, eating house, eating place, hashery, hotel, luncheonette, lunchroom, noshery, restaurant

Antonyms

carryout, fast food restaurant, takeaway, takeout

Scrabble Score: 10

restaurant is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
restaurant is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
restaurant is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

restaurant is a valid Words With Friends word