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I don't think you should be allowed to eat in a restaurant if you haven't waited tables at least once. It's so irritating when I see people being rude to waiters, like, it makes me want to slit their throats! Like, really? You're really this inconsiderate?
Lizzy Caplan

Meaning of "restaurant" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RESTAURANT

From French, from restaurer to restore.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF RESTAURANT

restaurant  [ˈrɛstəˌrɒŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RESTAURANT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Restaurant is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RESTAURANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

restaurant

Restaurant

A restaurant (/ˈrɛstərənt/ or /ˈrɛstərɒnt/; French: ( listen)) is a business which prepares and serves food and drink to customers in return for money, either paid before the meal, after the meal, or with a running tab. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services. Restaurants vary greatly in appearance and offerings, including a wide variety of the main chef's cuisines and service models.

Definition of restaurant in the English dictionary

The definition of restaurant in the dictionary is a commercial establishment where meals are prepared and served to customers.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RESTAURANT


Armstrong
ˈɑːmˌstrɒŋ
awrong
əˈrɒŋ
barong
bæˈrɒŋ
binturong
ˈbɪntjʊˌrɒŋ
extra-strong
ˌekstrəˈstrɒŋ
headstrong
ˈhɛdˌstrɒŋ
overstrong
ˌəʊvəˈstrɒŋ
prong
prɒŋ
sarong
səˈrɒŋ
strong
strɒŋ
superstrong
ˌsuːpərˈstrɒŋ
throng
θrɒŋ
wrong
rɒŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RESTAURANT

restabilise
restabilize
restable
restack
restaff
restage
restamp
restart
restartable
restarter
restate
restatement
restation
restaurant car
restauranteur
restaurateur
restauration
rested
restem
rester

WORDS THAT END LIKE RESTAURANT

au courant
colourant
courant
denaturant
durant
figurant
fish restaurant
five-star restaurant
floating restaurant
fulgurant
grant
Indian restaurant
insurant
jurant
motorway restaurant
nurturant
obscurant
pizza restaurant
saturant
sushi restaurant

Synonyms and antonyms of restaurant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RESTAURANT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «restaurant» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of restaurant

Translation of «restaurant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RESTAURANT

Find out the translation of restaurant to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of restaurant from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «restaurant» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

餐馆
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

restaurante
570 millions of speakers

English

restaurant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रेस्टोरेंट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مَطْعَم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ресторан
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

restaurante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রেস্টুরেন্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

restaurant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

restoran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Restaurant
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

レストラン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

식당
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Restaurant
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhà hàng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உணவகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उपहारगृह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

restoran
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ristorante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

restauracja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ресторан
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

restaurant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εστιατόριο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

restaurant
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

restaurang
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

restaurant
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of restaurant

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RESTAURANT»

The term «restaurant» is very widely used and occupies the 1.489 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RESTAURANT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «restaurant» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «restaurant» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about restaurant

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10 QUOTES WITH «RESTAURANT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word restaurant.
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Morey Amsterdam
A Cannibal is a person who walks into a restaurant and orders a waiter.
2
Todd Barry
If you see me at a restaurant, blow me a kiss, wave, blow me another kiss, then walk five steps backward.
3
Joe Bastianich
Every time I open a new restaurant, I wake up in the middle of the night moaning about bread and water. I dream I am in the middle of the dining room, and I am panicked.
4
Rick Bayless
My earliest memory is making peach cobbler with my grandmother. A wonderful memory. I grew up in a restaurant family - B.B.Q. restaurant.
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Ed Bradley
I'd watch my father get up at 5 o'clock and go down to the Eastern Market in Detroit to do the shopping for his restaurant, and get that business going and then go out on his vending machine business.
6
Marian Burros
Today's restaurant is theater on a grand scale.
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Homaro Cantu
Food trucks give creative entrepreneurs the ability to cook with freedom and make what they love, meaning that they can create highly specialized meals without having the high overhead costs of running a restaurant.
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Lizzy Caplan
I don't think you should be allowed to eat in a restaurant if you haven't waited tables at least once. It's so irritating when I see people being rude to waiters, like, it makes me want to slit their throats! Like, really? You're really this inconsiderate?
9
David Chang
I wanted to disprove the notion that you couldn't open a great restaurant in a casino.
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David Chang
The Momofuku Culinary Lab started as a space where we could focus on creating and innovating. I didn't want us to worry about working on projects in a restaurant; there are just too many distractions in service and running a kitchen to be able to focus on creating your dishes.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RESTAURANT»

Discover the use of restaurant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to restaurant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Restaurant Man
So how did a nice Italian boy from Queens turn his passion for food and wine into an empire? In Restaurant Man, Joe charts a remarkable journey that first began in his parents’ neighborhood eatery.
Joe Bastianich, 2012
2
The Restaurant Manager's Handbook: How to Set Up, Operate, ...
Weve added new chapters offering food nutrition guidelines and proper employee training. This 800-page book will show you step-by-step how to set up, operate, and manage a financially successful food service operation.
Douglas Robert Brown, 2007
3
The Complete Restaurant Management Guide
Highlights of this practical handbook -- -- menus: samples, special promotions, and charts and instructions to determine price for profit; -- food production: techniques for controlling food production, charts, sample records, and avoiding ...
Robert T. Gordon, Mark H. Brezinski, 1999
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Running a Restaurant For Dummies
Written by Michael Garvey, co-owner of the famous Oyster Bar at Grand Central, with help from writer Heather Dismore and chef Andy Dismore, this book covers all the bases, from balancing the books to training staff and much more: Designing ...
Michael Garvey, Heather Dismore, Andrew G. Dismore, 2011
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Opening a Restaurant Or Other Food Business Starter Kit: How ...
A guide to opening a restaurant of other food business that focuses on writing a business plan, discussing statement of purpose, marketing, competition, financial data, licenses, and other related topics; and includes a CD-ROM with an ...
Sharon L. Fullen, 2005
6
1000 Restaurant Bar & Cafe Graphics
Getting the marketing and branding right is essential for survival. This book provides a catalog of creative ideas for getting restaurant graphics right.
Luke Herriot, 2009
7
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant: A Novel
BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Anne Tyler's The Beginner's Goodbye.
Anne Tyler, 2011
8
Restaurant business start-up guide: a complete guide to ...
The book includes: Professional advice, sample business plan, revenue forecasting, organizational tips, financial advice, location selection, leasing tips, negotiation tips, detailed business checklists, and much more!
Paul Daniels, 2002
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Hotel & Restaurant Design
Design solutions are organized alphabetically by design firm, wtih all projects indexed for easy reference. Every professional in hotel and resturant design needs this book!
Roger Yee, 2008
10
How to Open a Financially Successful Pizza & Sub Restaurant
Here is the manual you need to cash in on this highly profitable segment of the food service industry. This new book is a comprehensive and detailed study of the business side of the restaurant.
Shri L. Henkel, Douglas R. Brown, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RESTAURANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term restaurant is used in the context of the following news items.
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Restaurant Brands Profit Rises on Burger King, Tim Hortons Sales …
Oakville, Ontario-based Restaurant Brands said Tim Hortons same-store sales ... experience,” Restaurant Brands CEO Daniel Schwartz said in an interview. «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
2
Restaurants get more time to post calorie counts
Just how many calories are in that burger and fries? Although most restaurants don't have to display those sorts of buzz-killing details today, they will by the end ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
3
Widow of Waco Shootout Biker Sues Twin Peaks Restaurant for …
The widow of a biker killed in a shootout between cops and members of two motorcycle clubs in a Texas restaurant's parking lot has filed a negligence lawsuit ... «NBCNews.com, Jul 15»
4
What's America's favorite fast-food restaurant?
When it comes to fast food, not all restaurants are created equal, according to a customer satisfaction survey that ranks fast-food and full-service restaurants. «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
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Bronx Boy, 7, Killed After Car Crashes Into Restaurant
A 7-year-old boy was killed and his father and sister were injured when a car crashed into a fast-food restaurant in the Bronx late Thursday afternoon, the police ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
6
New Chinese restaurant's name? I Don't Know
Seriously, the I Don't Know Chinese Restaurant recently opened on Genesee Street. Owner Jessie Dong tells the Democrat and Chronicle of Rochester that ... «New York Post, Jun 15»
7
El Celler de Can Roca reclaims world's best restaurant crown
The World's 50 Best Awards, which were founded by Restaurant Magazine in 2002, have become a powerful rival to the Michelin Guide. But the awards became ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
8
Waco restaurant shootout kills 9 members of rival biker gangs
The nine people killed in a shootout at a Texas restaurant on Sunday were all members of rival biker gangs that had gathered for a meeting, authorities said. «CBC.ca, May 15»
9
Restaurant to give 'White Appreciation' discount
In an interview with NBC affiliate KUSA, the restaurant's owner Edgar Antillon, whose parents came to America from Mexico, explained the idea for the event. «CNBC, May 15»
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2015 James Beard Award Winners: New York's Bâtard Named Best …
While the event may have been taking place at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, New York was the big winner of the evening—with the city's restaurants and chefs ... «Forbes, May 15»

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