Cafeteria

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Related terms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 See also

English

Etymology

(Mid 19th or 20th century) American Spanish cafetería, coffeehouse, from cafetera, coffee maker, from French cafetière, from café, from Ottoman Turkish qahveh

Noun

cafeteria

1. A place where they have food or lunch in schools.

Related terms

• caf
• café, cafe

Translations

• Czech: jídelna, bufet, menza (at university)
• Greek: (kaphetairia)
• Italian: caffeteria
• Latin: cafeteria
• Polish: kafeteria f

See also

• Wikipedia article on cafeterias

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