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eatery

[ ee-tuh-ree ]

noun

Informal.
plural eateries.
  1. a restaurant or other commercial establishment serving food.


eatery

/ ˈːəɪ /

noun

  1. informal.
    a restaurant or eating house
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of eatery1

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; eat + -ery
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The old carports next to the guest rooms were enclosed and became indoor retail spaces — an acai bowl eatery, plant shop, artisan boutique and other spots have opened, with more to come.

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Maybe it appears on an empty lot in the neighborhood, or on the razed site of a treasured eatery that just closed its doors after 30 years.

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A blaze damaged but did not topple Westlake’s historic Pacific Dining Car restaurant Thursday morning, the second fire reported at the shuttered eatery in less than a year.

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The estranged husband of a woman gunned down outside San Bernardino eatery has been arrested with four other men, accused of plotting to kill her amid a long divorce.

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Osada rebuilt the eatery on higher ground, near the location of the old city hall.

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