cafeteria

Other spellings

• caféteria

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˌkæfəˈtɪ(ə)ri.ə/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˌkafəˈtɪəri.ə/

• Audio (UK)

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• Hyphenation: cafe‧teria

Noun

Singular cafeteria

Plural cafeterias

1. (countable) (US) (Canada) A cafeteria is a restaurant where people select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat.
   • Synonym: canteen