luncheonette

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English luncheon

English -ette

English luncheonette

From luncheon + -ette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌlʌntʃəˈnɛt/
• Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

luncheonette (plural luncheonettes)

1. A small diner or restaurant that serves lunch.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:restaurant

   Coordinate term: bruncheonette

   • 1957, Jack Kerouac, chapter 8, in On the Road, Viking Press, →OCLC, part 3:

     He talked up an acquaintance with a waitress in a luncheonette, made a date to take her driving in his Cadillac that afternoon, and came back to wake me with the news.

Descendants

• → Portuguese: lanchonete