# restaurant

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹɛst(ə)ɹɒnt/ · frequency rank #2,125

## Definitions
1. An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French restaurant, present participle of the verb restaurer, corresponding to Latin restaurans, restaurantis, present participle of restauro (“to restore”), from the name of the 'restorative' soup served in the first establishments.

## Common misspellings (15)
`erstaurant`, `resaturant`, `resstaurant`, `restaruant`, `restauarnt`, `restaurannt`, `restaurantt`, `restauratn`, `restaurnat`, `restaurrant`, `resttaurant`, `restuarant`, `retsaurant`, `rrestaurant`, `rsetaurant`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/restaurant