cafeteria

¹caf·e·te·ria

noun \ˌka-fə-ˈtir-ē-ə\

Definition of CAFETERIA

1

: a restaurant in which the customers serve themselves or are served at a counter and take the food to tables to eat

2

: lunchroom 2

Origin of CAFETERIA

American Spanish cafetería coffeehouse, from cafetera coffee maker, from French cafetière, from café

First Known Use: 1894

Other Food Terms

Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel

Rhymes with CAFETERIA

cryptomeria, sansevieria, washateria