restaurante

restaurant

noun rres-tah-oo-RAHN-teh Less Common

Origin: From French restaurant (restoring), from restaurer.

Usage Note

Restaurante is the full form; the abbreviated restorán or restaurán appears in informal Latin American usage, especially in Chile and Argentina. In Spain the formal spelling restaurante is the norm. The word entered Spanish via French in the 19th century alongside the concept of a public dining establishment. Ir a un restaurante is 'to eat out'.

Examples

"Fuimos a un restaurante italiano."

Natural Translation

We went to an Italian restaurant.

Literal Translation

We-went to a restaurant Italian

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