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Where does “buffeteria” come from?

buffeteria (English) comes from English cafeteria, from Spanish cafetería, from Spanish cafetero, from Spanish café, from French café, from Italian caffè, from Turkish kahve, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.

buffeteria (English): A cafeteria where food is served from a buffet

Definitions

  1. A cafeteria where food is served from a buffet

Ancestry of “buffeteria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcafeteriaA restaurant in which customers select their food...
2Spanishcafeteríacafeteria; diner
3Spanishcafeterocoffee
4Spanishcafébrown; coffee; cafe, coffee shop
5Frenchcafécoffee; coffee colour; public house
6Italiancaffècoffee; a café
7Turkishkahvecoffee
8Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
9Persianقهوهcoffee
10Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café
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