Etymology

teishoku-ya

Today it means: A type of Japanese restaurant, similar to an American diner, that serves cheap, commonplace foods. Full definition →

Japanese 定食屋
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from定食屋
  2. English todayteishoku-ya

From Japanese 定食屋 (teishokuya), from 定食 (teishoku, “set menu”) and 屋 (ya, “store”).

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