resto

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UK/ˈɹɛstəʊ/

noun

A restaurant.

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Meanings

resto1

nounresto (plural restos)

plural restos

  1. informalA restaurant.

    For instance, nine out of 10 restos in Toronto may offer Caesar salad, but "it's still about how you make it.

    2009 January 14, “Drake expands comfort zone”, in Toronto Star

resto2

nounresto (plural restos)

plural restos

  1. informalA restoration (of an old car or building, etc.).

Resto3

proper nounResto (plural Restos)

plural Restos

  1. A surname.

Resto4

proper noun
  1. abbreviationclippingcolloquialClipping of Restoration Island: an island off the coast of Queensland, Australia.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
restoration island

Origin

resto · noun

Clipping of restaurant + -o (a colloquializing suffix).

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resto · noun

Clipping of restoration + -o (colloquializing suffix).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

storeOsterSoterrosetStoertorse
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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