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cafeteria
noun
[ kafɪˈtɪərɪə ]
• a restaurant in which customers serve themselves from a counter and pay before eating.
Similar:
self-service restaurant,
canteen
,
cafe
,
restaurant
,
buffet
,
automat
,
Origin:
mid 19th century (originally US): from Latin American Spanish cafetería ‘coffee shop’.
