eatery

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English

An eatery.

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Etymology

eat +‎ -ery

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  • IPA(key): /ˈiːtəɹi/
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Noun

eatery (plural eateries)

  1. (informal) A restaurant or café; a place to purchase and eat food.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:restaurant
    Hypernym: eating establishment
    Coordinate term: luncheonette
    • 2022 January 12, Paul Bigland, “Fab Four: the nation's finest stations: London Bridge”, in RAIL, number 948, page 31:
      Above the concourse, the underneath of the platforms has been clad with attractive wood panelling, while the columns holding them up are surrounded with seating - for use by passengers biding their time waiting for their trains, or who have used one of the 70-or-so eateries or shops that form part of the retail developments at the station.

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