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restaurant
noun
res·tau·rant
ˈre-stə-ˌränt
-stränt,
also -st(ə-)rənt,
-stərnt
: a business establishment where meals or refreshments may be purchased
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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
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Word History
Etymology
French, from present participle of restaurer to restore, from Latin restaurare
First Known Use
1806, in the meaning defined above
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“Restaurant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/restaurant. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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restaurant
noun
res·tau·rant
ˈres-t(ə-)rənt
-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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