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restaurant

Classic Food & Drink French in English
restaurant
restaurant

Definition

A place where meals are prepared and served to customers.

From French restaurant.

Merriam-Webster records 1806 for this headword. The date refers to the dictionary’s recorded sense, which may differ from the meaning illustrated here. See the dictionary entry.

Example of use

We booked a table at the new restaurant.

Historical attestation

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/restaurant

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