Restaurant
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /ˈɹɛs.t(ə).ɹɒnt/
- US IPA: /ˈɹɛs.t(ə)ˌɹɑnt/, /ˈɹɛs.t(ə).ɹənt/
Origin
Borrowing from fr restaurant, from the verb restaurer, from Latin restaurans, present participle of restauro ("I restore"), from the name of the 'restorative' soup served in the first establishments.
Full definition of restaurant
Noun
restaurant
(plural restaurants)- An eating establishment in which diners are served food at their tables.