restaurant
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.
Noun 1 meaning
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.
“That Italian restaurant serves some of the best food I've ever had in my life.”
Etymology
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.
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RESTAURANT at a glance
RESTAURANT has 10 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (R 1 + E 1 + S 1 + T 1 + A 1 + U 1 + R 1 + A 1 + N 1 + T 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,072 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with restaurant
All rhymes- WANT7
- IMPORTANT13
- SIGNIFICANT17
- MEANT7
- PLANT7
- ASSISTANT9
- GRANT6
- GIANT6
- RELEVANT11
- PREGNANT11
- BRILLIANT11
- CONSTANT10
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