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Plural of cafeteria

regular plural

The plural of cafeteria is cafeterias.

Forms of cafeteria

Singularcafeteria /ˌka.fə.ˈtɪə̯.ɹi.ə/
Pluralcafeterias
Countablecountable

Cafeterias in a sentence

  • Cafeterias, buffets, chuck wagon service and smorgasbords are becoming increasingly popular food service methods.[1965?], California Bureau of Food and Drug Inspections, Recommendations for Food Protection Devices: Cafeterias, Buffets, Chuck Wagons…. From the entry smorgasbord
  • Street stalls to subway cafeterias to Michelin-starred restaurants, Indian food and ingredients have made an impact on the larger gastronomical map.2016 March 31, Dr Ramesh Kumar Miryala, Dr Jayaprakash Narayana Gade, “Gastronomic Tourism – An Effective Marketing Tool for Indian…. From the entry naanwich
  • For example, many schools have invited junk food franchises into their cafeterias, including Subway, Taco Bell, and Domino's.1999, Carol Silverman Saunders, Safe at School: Awareness and Action for Parents of Kids Grades K-12. From the entry fast food
  • With the possible exception of Belgrade Gardens, all are best appreciated as linoleum-and-leatherette warhorses, glorified cafeterias that are long on value but short on decor.2004, John T. Edge, Fried Chicken: An American Story, New York, N.Y.: G[eorge] P[almer] Putnam’s Sons, →ISBN, page 22. From the entry leatherette
  • In place of the rotisseries, spaghetteries, cafeterias, coffee potteries and what-nottaries that now cater to the inner man, the oyster house was the great middle-class refectory.1925, Henry Collins Brown, Valentine’s Manual of Old New York, page 81. From the entry spaghettery

Meaning of cafeteria

  1. noun A restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat.
  2. noun A dining area in an institution where meals may be purchased (as above), provided, or brought in from elsewhere.

Full definition of cafeteria

Questions about the plural of cafeteria

What is the plural of cafeteria?
The plural of cafeteria is cafeterias.
Is cafeteria countable?
Cafeteria is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cafeteria (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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