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resto

/ˈɹɛstəʊ/

resto noun: a restaurant.

Noun (1)

resto (plural restos)

  1. (informal) A restaurant.
    • For instance, nine out of 10 restos in Toronto may offer Caesar salad, but "it's still about how you make it.2009 January 14, “Drake expands comfort zone”, in Toronto Star

Noun (2)

resto (plural restos)

  1. (informal) A restoration (of an old car or building, etc.).

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Resto

Resto (plural Restos)

  1. A surname.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Resto

Resto

  1. (abbreviation, clipping, colloquial) Clipping of Restoration Island: an island off the coast of Queensland, Australia.

Forms of resto

Noun
pluralrestos
Proper noun
pluralRestos

Origin of resto

Clipping of restaurant + -o (a colloquializing suffix).

Clipping of restoration + -o (colloquializing suffix).

Words formed from resto

Questions about resto

What does resto mean?
Resto means a restaurant.
What part of speech is resto?
Resto can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce resto?
Resto is pronounced /ˈɹɛstəʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of resto?
The plural of resto is restos.

Words near resto in the dictionary

  1. restlessly
  2. restlessness
  3. restlessnesses
  4. restmass
  5. restmasses
  6. resto
  7. restobar
  8. restobars
  9. restock
  10. restocked
  11. restocker

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