Added 9 October 2026
restaurant
/ˈɹɛst(ə)ɹɒnt/ noun
In Latin: popīna, gānea Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about restaurant at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
Origin
Borrowed from French restaurant, present participle of the verb restaurer, corresponding to Latin restaurans, restaurantis, present participle of restauro (“to restore”), from the name of the 'restorative' soup served in the first establishments.
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