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res⋅tau⋅rant

  [res-ter-uhnt, -tuh-rahnt, -trahnt]
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–noun
an establishment where meals are served to customers.
Origin:
1820–30, Americanism; < F, n. use of prp. of restaurer < L restaurāre to restore
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Olive Garden ® Restaurant
It's Back! Enjoy Mezzaluna Pasta Today At An Olive Garden Near You.
www.OliveGarden.com
70% OFF Restaurant.com
$25 Gift Certificates for Just $3 Save Big on Dining Out Today!
www.Restaurant.com
res·tau·rant   (rěs'tə-ränt', -tər-ənt)   
n.  A place where meals are served to the public.

[French, restorative soup, restaurant, from present participle of restaurer, to restore, from Old French restorer; see restore.]
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Word Origin & History

restaurant 
1827, from Fr. restaurant "a restaurant" (said to have been used in Paris c.1765 by Boulanger), originally "food that restores," noun use of prp. of restaurer "to restore or refresh," from O.Fr. restorer (see restore). Restaurateur is 1796, from Fr. restaurateur, agent noun from restaurer "to restore," on model of L.L. restaurator "restorer."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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