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luncheonette

[ luhn-chuh-net ]
/ ˌlʌn tʃəˈnɛt /
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noun

a small restaurant or lunchroom where light meals are served.

RELATED WORDS

cafeteria, diner, restaurant, cafe

Nearby words

  1. lunchbucket,
  2. luncheon,
  3. luncheon club,
  4. luncheon meat,
  5. luncheon voucher,
  6. lunchhook,
  7. lunchmeat,
  8. lunchpail,
  9. lunchroom,
  10. lunchtime

Origin of luncheonette

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25; luncheon + -ette
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Examples from the Web for luncheonette

  • He was sure of that, because he had copied it down when he left the luncheonette, the first time we met.

    Exile from Space|Judith Merril

  • The group broke up, some of them going home to have lunch and others stopping at the luncheonette of a nearby drug store.

    Janet Hardy in Hollywood|Ruthe S. Wheeler

British Dictionary definitions for luncheonette

luncheonette

/ (ˌlʌntʃəˈnɛt) /

noun

US and Canadian a café or small informal restaurant where light meals and snacks are served
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Word Origin and History for luncheonette

luncheonette

n.

type of restaurant, 1906, American English, from luncheon + diminutive ending -ette.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper