restaurant
USRES-tuh-rahnt/ˈɹɛst(ə)ˌɹɑnt/RES-tuh-ront/ˈɹɛst(ə)ɹɒnt/
Pluralrestaurants
- 1A business where customers are served meals, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes at a counter, as in fast food.
After the movie, they found a quiet restaurant for a late dinner.
Several new restaurants have opened downtown since the start of the year.
UsageMost often eat at or go to a restaurant; having a meal at one instead of at home is eating out.
Similareatery
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Origin
This word was borrowed from French restaurant, the present participle of the verb restaurer, which corresponds to Latin restauro ("I restore"). The name came from the "restorative" soup served in the earliest such establishments.
Checked 6 Nov 2026 · 5 facts
- English restaurant was borrowed from French restaurant. en.wiktionary.org
- French restaurant is the present participle of restaurer. en.wiktionary.org
- French restaurer corresponds etymologically to the Latin verb restauro. en.wiktionary.org
- Latin restauro means "I restore." en.wiktionary.org
- The establishments took their name from the restorative soup they initially served. en.wiktionary.org