la
feminine
/kafeteˈɾia/
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Translation
cafe, coffee shop
Word origin
From café plus the suffix -tería, on the model of words denoting a place where something is served or sold. Café itself comes from Turkish kahve, via French and Italian, ultimately from Arabic qahwa.
- Origin
- Spanish
- Root
- café
- English cognates
- cafe, coffee
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralcafeterías
Examples
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Let's meet at the cafe at ten.
sirve buen .
The cafe on the corner serves good coffee.
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I ate a sandwich in the cafeteria at work.
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There is a new cafe near the university.
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In the hospital cafeteria they sell coffee and tea.
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