luncheonette
/ˌlʌntʃəˈnɛt/
luncheonette noun: a small diner or restaurant that serves lunch.
Noun
luncheonette (plural luncheonettes)
- A small diner or restaurant that serves lunch.
- 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.1957 September 5, Jack Kerouac, chapter 8, in On the Road, New York, N.Y.: Viking Press, →OCLC, part 3
Synonyms of luncheonette
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- eatery
- hashery
- hotel
- lunchroom
- noshery
- restaurant
Forms of luncheonette
| plural | luncheonettes |
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Origin of luncheonette
From luncheon + -ette.
Words that rhyme with luncheonette
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- upset
- vignette
- whet
- sett
- cornet
- let
- manchette
- roulette
- yet
- cadet
- cassette
- collarette
- forget
- pet
- banquette
- met
- mignonette
- musette
- octet
- reset
- unset
- abet
- beget
- brunette
- cuvette
- debt
- dinette
- dudette
- duet
- minuet
- navette
- planchette
- quartet
- regret
- silhouette
- vinaigrette
- aid and abet
- amourette
- barrette
- bavette
- bet
- brett
- briquette
- corvette
- couchette
- enucleate
- fossette
- grisette
Questions about luncheonette
- What does luncheonette mean?
- Luncheonette means a small diner or restaurant that serves lunch.
- What part of speech is luncheonette?
- Luncheonette is a noun.
- How do you pronounce luncheonette?
- Luncheonette is pronounced /ˌlʌntʃəˈnɛt/.
- What is the plural of luncheonette?
- The plural of luncheonette is luncheonettes.
Words near luncheonette in the dictionary
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