ristorante

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UK/ˌɹɪstəˈɹænteɪ/US/ˌɹɪstəˈɹɑnteɪ/

noun

An Italian restaurant.

Less commonScrabble 10

Meanings

nounristorante (plural ristorantes)

plural ristorantes

  1. An Italian restaurant.

    Americans who patronized these ristorantes for their liquor often developed a fondness for spaghetti and meatballs...

    2004, Kathleen Morgan Drowne, Patrick Huber, The 1920's
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    The scene at the European-style bistros and ristorantes is all about business and social networking, just as much as it is at lunch at a restaurant like Michael’s (popular with the publishing crowd), or at dinner at Phillipe (hip-hop moguls, fashion designers).

    2007 January 7, Julia Chaplin, “Breakfast Is Late, So Business Is Good”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Italian-
  2. Italian-
  3. Englishristorante

Borrowed from Italian.

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APA

ristorante. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ristorante

MLA

“ristorante.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ristorante. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ristorante,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ristorante.

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