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What is the difference between cafeteria and cafe?

cafeteria | cafe | Related terms |

Cafe is a coordinate term of cafeteria.

Cafe is a descendant of cafeteria.

Cafe is a related term of cafeteria.

Cafe is a synonym of cafeteria.



As nouns the difference between cafeteria and cafe

is that cafeteria is a restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat while café is a coffee shop; an establishment selling coffee and sometimes other non-alcoholic beverages, simple meals or snacks, with a facility to consume them on the premises.

cafeteria

English

Noun

(wikipedia cafeteria) (en noun)
  • A restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat
  • A dining area in an institution where meals may be purchased (as above) or brought in from elsewhere

    • Related terms

    * caf * , cafe

    Synonyms

    * lunchroom * (dining area in an institution) canteen

    cafe

    English

    (wikipedia café)

    Alternative forms

    * cafe * * caff (qualifier)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A coffee shop; an establishment selling coffee and sometimes other non-alcoholic beverages, simple meals or snacks, with a facility to consume them on the premises.
  • A French pub.

    • Synonyms

    * (coffee shop) caff (British slang), coffeehouse, coffee shop, tea shop * (French pub) see

    Coordinate terms

    * bar * bistro * cafeteria * restaurant

    Derived terms

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    Anagrams

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