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restaurant

[ res-tuh-rahnt, -trahnt ]

noun

  1. an establishment where meals are served to customers.


restaurant

/ ˈrɛstrɒŋ; -rɒnt; ˈrɛstəˌrɒŋ /

noun

  1. a commercial establishment where meals are prepared and served to customers
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of restaurant1

An Americanism first recorded in 1820–30; from French, noun use of present participle of restaurer, from Latin ٲܰ “to restore, reestablish”; re- ( def ), store
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Word History and Origins

Origin of restaurant1

C19: from French, from restaurer to restore
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Those are the people working in the restaurants we eat at.

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Her father, Clinton Pugh, is well known for his restaurants - and more recently for his criticism of Oxford's traffic filters.

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These offerings allow restaurant chains to build delivery ordering into their own websites and apps, so customers can use their technology and couriers without having to go to the Uber or DoorDash apps or website.

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Orange County’s 34,000-square-foot T&T Supermarket will anchor a new restaurant and retail development in the Great Park community called the Canopy at Great Park, according to a statement from the company.

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Between 80 and 120 Jack in the Box restaurants will close by the end of this year, the company said, and additional underperforming locations will shut down in 2026.

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