'Cafeteria' definitions:
Definition of 'cafeteria'
(from WordNet)
noun
A restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier
Definition of 'Cafeteria'
From: GCIDE
- Cafeteria \Caf`e*te"ri*a\, n. [Cf. F. cafeti[`e]re.]
- 1. A restaurant or caf['e] at which the patrons serve themselves with food kept at a counter, typically paying a cashier at the end of the counter and taking the food to tables to eat. [U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]
- 2. a room within a building functioning in the same manner as a cafeteria[1]. In certain organizations, as schools, the food may be provided gratis. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'cafeteria'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- automat,
- beanery,
- bistro,
- buffet,
- buvette,
- cafe,
- canteen,
- cantina,
- chophouse,
- chuck wagon,
- coffee shop,
- coffeehouse,
- coffeeroom,
- commons,
- cookhouse,
- cookshack,
- cookshop,
- diner,
- dinette,
- dining car,
- dining hall,
- dining room,
- dining saloon,
- dog wagon,
- drive-in,
- drive-in restaurant,
- eatery,
- eating house,
- fast-food chain,
- grill,
- grillroom,
- hamburger stand,
- hash house,
- hashery,
- hot-dog stand,
- kitchen,
- lunch counter,
- lunch wagon,
- luncheonette,
- lunchroom,
- mess,
- mess hall,
- messroom,
- pizzeria,
- quick-lunch counter,
- refectory,
- restaurant,
- salle a manger,
- smorgasbord,
- snack bar,
- tavern,
- tearoom,
- trattoria