单词 | cafeteria |
释义 | cafeteria /kaf'i tear"ee euh/, n. 1. a restaurant in which patrons wait on themselves, carrying their food to tables from counters where it is displayed and served. 2. a lunchroom or dining hall, as in a factory, office, or school, where food is served from counters or dispensed from vending machines or where food brought from home may be eaten. [1830-40, Amer.; < AmerSp cafetería café, equiv. to Sp cafeter(a) coffeemaker ( < F caf(f)etière; café COFFEE + -ière, fem. of -ier -IER2; t appar. by analogy with words such as bouquetière flower seller, from bases ending in t) + -ía -IA] |
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