cafeteria Hear it!

cafeteria definition

☆ caf·eteria (kaf′ə tir′ē ə)

noun

a self-service restaurant in which food is displayed on counters

Etymology: AmSp, coffee store

adjective

allowing a choice from among several options: used chiefly to designate company benefit or insurance plans that allow each employee to select benefits or coverage best suited to his or her needs

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.