restaurant
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of restaurant
An Americanism first recorded in 1820–30; from French, noun use of present participle of restaurer, from Latin restaurāre “to restore, reestablish”; re- ( def. ), store
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In Mumbai - a city of more than 22 million people - as many as a fifth of all hotels and restaurants fully or partially shut in the first weeks of March.
From BBC
The retired restaurant owner got engaged on the series to financial services professional Theresa Nist, but the couple divorced three months after their wedding, which was broadcast live.
From Los Angeles Times
Fernanda, a Florida restaurant worker, made an agonizing decision after the father of her children was arrested and deported: She would send their toddler son and 4-year-old daughter to Guatemala to live with him.
From Salon
Biles also took the opportunity to ask Indianapolis locals for recommendations for everything from hairstylists to restaurants.
From MarketWatch
Leigh Hookes, 52, has owned Mexican restaurant Mañana in Abersoch for 31 years and his family has lived in the village for generations.
From BBC
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