booketeria

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noun

A small, self-service library or bookstore.

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Meanings

nounbooketeria (plural booketerias)

plural booketerias

  1. A small, self-service library or bookstore.

    Since a booketeria is a self-service library, it operates completely on the honor system.

    1959, Library Occurrent, volume 19, page 100
    1 more example

    We now open the doors of our booketeria. Help yourselves to pads and pencils. Select your viands. Proceed to the easy chairs

    1931, Intellect, volume 34, page 164

Origin

Blend of book + cafeteria.

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APA

booketeria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/booketeria

MLA

“booketeria.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/booketeria. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “booketeria,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/booketeria.

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