restaurant

noun

res·​tau·​rant ˈre-stə-ˌränt How to pronounce restaurant (audio)
-stränt,
 also  -st(ə-)rənt,
-stərnt
: a business establishment where meals or refreshments may be purchased

Examples of restaurant in a Sentence

when we get sick of cooking dinner at home, we like to go out to eat at a nice restaurant
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The luxury hotel also has one of the best Italian fine dining restaurants in the metro area with La Piazza. Ching Dee, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025 The rampage turned festive Bourbon Street into a macabre scene of maimed victims, bloodied bodies and pedestrians fleeing for safety inside nightclubs and restaurants. Eric Tucker, Jim Mustian, TIME, 2 Jan. 2025 That's because most grocery, retail and restaurant chains will be open on New Year's Day, albeit some with adjusted hours. Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025 Businesses: Some grocery stores and restaurants will be open to the public on New Year's Day, while others are observing the holiday along with banks. Stephanie Stremplewski, The Courier-Journal, 1 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for restaurant 

Word History

Etymology

French, from present participle of restaurer to restore, from Latin restaurare

First Known Use

1806, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of restaurant was in 1806

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“Restaurant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/restaurant. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

restaurant

noun
res·​tau·​rant ˈres-t(ə-)rənt How to pronounce restaurant (audio)
-tə-ˌränt
: a business place where meals or refreshments may be bought
Etymology

from French restaurant "food that restores, restaurant," from restaurer "to restore, renew"

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