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restaurant

res·tau·rant

restaurant

 
pronunciation:
re st rant [or] re strant
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part of speech: noun
definition: a place where meals are prepared and served to customers.
The Indian restaurant is always crowded at dinnertime.
 
similar words:
cafe, diner, grill, pub
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Restaurant is a French word that originally meant "something that restores."
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  community, drink, food, leisure