食堂

Noun

 * 1) cafeteria; canteen; dining hall; dining room
 * 2) restaurant
 * 1) restaurant

Synonyms




Etymology 1
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Shift from older reading jikidō (“refectory in a Buddhist temple”). In the, the pronunciation shifted to using the kan'on reading of shoku for as the sense expanded to indicate dining facilities in a dormitory, and from there, to any larger room for serving or selling food to multiple people.

First attested in 1903.

Noun

 * 1)  a room, hall, or building where food is served or sold: a cafeteria, canteen, buffet, dining room, dining hall, eatery, restaurant, refectory

Etymology 2
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From. First attested in 747.

Noun

 * 1)   refectory in a Buddhist temple